secern

[ si-surn ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to discriminate or distinguish in thought.

verb (used without object)
  1. to become secerned.

Origin of secern

1
First recorded in 1620–30; from Latin sēcernere, from sē- se- + cernere “to decide, separate, sift” (cf. discern)

Other words from secern

  • se·cern·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for secern

secern

/ (sɪˈsɜːn) /


verb(tr) rare
  1. (of a gland or follicle) to secrete

  2. to distinguish or discriminate

Origin of secern

1
C17: from Latin sēcernere to separate, from sē- apart + cernere to distinguish

Derived forms of secern

  • secernment, noun

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