SECERN

distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart

(verb) mark as different; “We distinguish several kinds of maple”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

secern (third-person singular simple present secerns, present participle secerning, simple past and past participle secerned)

To discriminate, distinguish

(medicine) To secrete

Synonyms

• secernate

Anagrams

• 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



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