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单词 secern
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secern

[ si-surn ]
/ sɪˈsɜrn /
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verb (used with object)

to discriminate or distinguish in thought.

verb (used without object)

to become secerned.

Origin of secern

1620–30; <Latin sēcernere, equivalent to sē-se- + cernere to sift (cf. discern)

OTHER WORDS FROM secern

se·cern·ment, noun

Words nearby secern

Secchi, Secchi depth, Secchi disk, secco, secede, secern, Secernentasida, secession, secessionist, sech, Sechenov
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Example sentences from the Web for secern

  • And still less is he able to secern the truth from the falsehood, or to weigh the probabilities of conflicting testimony.

    Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. I. (of 2)|Dawson Turner

British Dictionary definitions for secern

secern
/ (sɪˈsɜːn) /

verb (tr) rare

(of a gland or follicle) to secrete
to distinguish or discriminate

Derived forms of secern

secernment, noun

Word Origin for secern

C17: from Latin sēcernere to separate, from sē- apart + cernere to distinguish
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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