discern

  • 31discern — v see, behold, perceive, cognize; observe, notice, espy, descry, detect, discover; make out, decipher, figure out, ascertain, determine; distinguish, pick out, recognize; differentiate, make a distinction, discriminate, judge …

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  • 32discern — dis·cern …

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  • 33discern — /dəˈsɜn / (say duh sern) verb (t) 1. to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognise, or apprehend clearly. 2. to distinguish mentally; recognise as distinct or different; discriminate: he discerns good and bad;… …

  • 34discern — v.tr. 1 perceive clearly with the mind or the senses. 2 make out by thought or by gazing, listening, etc. Derivatives: discerner n. discernible adj. discernibly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF discerner f. L (as DIS , cernere cret separate) …

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  • 35discern between — make a distinction between two or more things …

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  • 36Discerned — Discern Dis*cern , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discerned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discerning}.] [F. discerner, L. discernere, discretum; dis + cernere to separate, distinguish. See {Certain}, and cf. {Discreet}.] 1. To see and identify by noting a difference… …

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  • 37Discerning — Discern Dis*cern , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discerned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discerning}.] [F. discerner, L. discernere, discretum; dis + cernere to separate, distinguish. See {Certain}, and cf. {Discreet}.] 1. To see and identify by noting a difference… …

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  • 38discernible — discern ► VERB 1) recognize or find out. 2) distinguish with difficulty by sight or with the other senses. DERIVATIVES discernible adjective. ORIGIN Latin discernere, from cernere to separate …

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  • 39Perceive — Per*ceive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perceiving}.] [OF. percevoir, perceveir, L. percipere, perceptum; per (see {Per }) + capere to take, receive. See {Capacious}, and cf. {Perception}.] 1. To obtain knowledge of through… …

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  • 40Perceived — Perceive Per*ceive , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perceiving}.] [OF. percevoir, perceveir, L. percipere, perceptum; per (see {Per }) + capere to take, receive. See {Capacious}, and cf. {Perception}.] 1. To obtain knowledge of …

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