1. To perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect. 2. To recognize or comprehend mentally. 3. To perceive or recognize as being different or distinct; distinguish. See synonyms at see1.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
To perceive differences.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English discernen, from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere, to separate : dis-, apart; see dis– + cernere, to perceive; see krei- in Appendix I.
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