Word meanings do run aground, crash and burn, even when people steer with the best of intentions. At this point you probably don't know exactly which word I mean. This word has two pronunciations and two meanings. One meaning comes from the word secret, which means hidden or discreet. Flowers secrete nectar.
Oil glands secrete oil to lubricate the skin.
I wonder if that hurts - being oozed into a van. Gives uzzi a whole new meaning. Good reason not to do anything to get yourself into the Witness Protection Program. I, too, am sometimes fooled by perceptions. Soooo, I perceived, this word must be of foreign origin and I have been pronouncing it erroneously.