Meaning & use
secreting
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Producing and releasing a substance, such as a hormone or enzyme, from a cell, gland, or organ.
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The pancreas is constantly secreting insulin to regulate blood sugar levels.
She was caught secreting a note inside her desk drawer.
A note on using this word
"Secreting" is the present participle of "secrete," a verb with two distinct senses: a biological one (glands secreting hormones) and an older one meaning to hide something away, both from Latin "secernere," to separate.
Words with a similar meaning
releasingdischarging
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Words with an opposite meaning
absorbing
Another way to use it
2. verb
concealing something in a hiding place
He was secreting cash under the floorboards.
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