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[ dih-surn, -zurn ] / dɪˈsɜrn, -ˈzɜrn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR discern ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon. to distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different; discriminate: He is incapable of discerning right from wrong. verb (used without object)to distinguish or discriminate. Origin of discernFirst recorded in 1300–50; Middle English (from Old French ), from Latin discernere “to separate,” equivalent to dis-dis-1 + cernere “to separate” SYNONYMS FOR discern1 discover, descry, espy. 2, 3 differentiate, judge. SEE SYNONYMS FOR discern ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for discern1. See notice. OTHER WORDS FROM discerndis·cern·er, nounpre·dis·cern, verb (used with object)un·dis·cerned, adjectiveWords nearby discerndiscarnate, discase, disc brake, disc camera, discectomy, discern, discernible, discerning, discernment, discerptible, disc film Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for discernBut, as far as I can discern, they do focused, pragmatic work. COEXIST’s Bonehead Bumper-Sticker Politics|Michael Schulson|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The addicting ditty “One of These Things” was used to help children learn to compare and discern differences. ‘Sesame Street’ Is Middle-Aged and Awesome|Emily Shire|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Meaning, one was left to discern, that religion is self-evidently a coercive force for ill. Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence|Patricia Pearson|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Lately though it seems the line between spin and reality is harder to discern. When Campaign Spin Becomes Fact|Stuart Stevens|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rational people, they contend, would take the time to discern whether the person behind the weapon was an actual threat. The Scare Campaign of Open Carry Activists|Brandy Zadrozny|November 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST From these you will discern the valley, and can descend into it. The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories|Lydia Maria Child It was several minutes before I could discern the objects around me. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844|Various Thou art of those great ones whose greatness the small passer-by does not discern. Past and Present|Thomas Carlyle It almost seemed as if the infant orbs could see ahead into the future—could discern the lowering hand of outraged Nature. From One Generation to Another|Henry Seton Merriman Of the great public men of the day, Burke was perhaps the first to discern the true character of this movement in France. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for discern
verb(tr) to recognize or perceive clearly to recognize or perceive (differences) Derived forms of discerndiscerner, nounWord Origin for discernC14: from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere to divide, from dis- 1 (apart) + cernere to separate 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 Words related to discernfind out, detect, foresee, anticipate, perceive, differentiate, determine, ascertain, distinguish, discriminate, divine, figure out, rubberneck, notice, espy, separate, read, remark, spot, discover |