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Meaning
Verb
●
To
detect
with the
senses
, especially with the eyes.
●
To
perceive
,
recognize
, or
comprehend
with the
mind
; to descry.
●
To
distinguish
something as being different from
something else
; to
differentiate
or discriminate.
●
To
perceive
differences.
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Origin
discern
English
discernen
Middle English (1100-1500)
discerner
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
discernere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Behold
See
Ken
Discriminate
Spy
Spot
Distinguish
Perceive
Tell Apart
Related
Decipher
Ascertain
Deduce
Differentiate
Delineate
Glean
Infer
Comprehend
Determine
Interpret
Pinpoint
Recognize
Uncover
Understand
Recognise
Detect
Discover
Intuit
Observe
Assess
Identify
Analyze
Reveal
Define
Analyse
Predict
Grasp
Find
Demonstrate
Investigate
Explain
Describe
Evaluate
Examine
Explore
Clarify
Acknowledge
Judge
Articulate
Quantify
Notice
Highlight
Realize
Capture
Derive
Trace
View
Locate
Unearth
Foresee
Visualize
Apprehend
Tell
Portray
Anticipate
Pin Down
More
Rhymes
Ern
Bern
Hern
Kern
Yern
Burn
Turn
Tern
Fern
Erne
Durn
Earn
Fern
Quern
Spurn
Stern
Learn
Quirn
Astern
Return
Belearn
Nocturn
Discern
Concern
Unlearn
Sojourn
Outlearn
Nocturne
Left Turn
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