secern
se·cern
secern · secerns · secerned · secerning
To separate in the mindTo separate (something from other things) in the mind; to discriminate, to distinguish.
UK/sɪˈsɜːn/US/səˈsɝn/
Meaning
5 senses(broadly, literary, transitive)To separate (something from other things) in the mind; to discriminate, to distinguish.
(intransitive, literary)Of a person or thing: to become separated from others.
(intransitive, literary, rare)To secrete a substance.
(archaic, literary, transitive)To separate or set apart (someone or something from other persons or things).
(archaic, literary, transitive)Synonym of secrete (“to extract or separate (a substance) from the blood, etc., for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function”).
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Forms
secerns, secerning, secerned, secernedSynonyms
25 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsDerivedsecernment
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle