distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
(verb) mark as different; “We distinguish several kinds of maple”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
secern (third-person singular simple present secerns, present participle secerning, simple past and past participle secerned)
To discriminate, distinguish
(medicine) To secrete
• secernate
• Screen, censer, scener, scerne, screen
Source: Wiktionary
Se*cern", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secerned; p. pr. & vb. n. Secerning.] Etym: [L. secernere. See Secrete.]
1. To separate; to distinguish. Averroes secerns a sense of titillation, and a sense of hunger and thirst. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
