Main Entry:: dis·cern
Pronunciation:: \di-ˈsərn, -ˈzərn\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle English, from Middle French discerner, from Latin discernere to separate, distinguish between, from dis- apart + cernere to sift — more at dis-, certain
Date:: 14th century

transitive verb1 a: to detect with the eyes <discerned a figure approaching through the fog> b: to detect with senses other than vision <discerned a strange odor>2: to recognize or identify as separate and distinct : discriminate <discern right from wrong>3: to come to know or recognize mentally <unable to discern his motives>intransitive verb: to see or understand the difference

— dis·cern·er noun

— dis·cern·ible also dis·cern·able

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\-ˈsər-nə-bəl, -ˈzər-\ adjective

— dis·cern·ibly

\-blē\ adverb

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