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secern

[si-surn]

verb (used with object)

to discriminate or distinguish in thought.

verb (used without object)

to become secerned.

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Origin:
1620–30; < Latin sēcernere, equivalent to sē- se- + cernere to sift (compare discern)

Related forms

se·cern·ment, noun

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secern (sɪˈsɜːn)

—vb
1.	(of a gland or follicle) to secrete
2.	to distinguish or discriminate

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

se'cernment

—n

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