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de⋅cern

[di-surn]
–verb (used without object)
1. Scots Law. to enter a judicial decree.
–verb (used with object)
2. Archaic. to discern.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME decernen to decide < OF decerner < L dēcernere, equiv. to dē- de- + cernere to separate, decide
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