Definition of secern Secern
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What does secern mean?
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| secern - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" | ||
| distinguish, separate, differentiate, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart | ||
| identify, place consider to be equal or the same; "He identified his brother as one of the fugitives" | ||
| know be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily" | ||
| know apart, discriminate recognize or perceive the difference | ||
| label distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions | ||
| label distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions | ||
| sex tell the sex (of young chickens) | ||
| individualise, individualize make or mark or treat as individual; "The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone" | ||
| contrast put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student" | ||
| severalise, severalize distinguish or separate | ||
| contradistinguish distinguish by contrasting qualities | ||
| dissociate, decouple to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions" | ||
| demarcate set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something | ||
| single out, discriminate, separate select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance" | ||
| stratify render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- secern (Verb)
To discriminate, distinguish. - secern (Verb)
To secrete.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- secern (v. t.)
To separate; to distinguish. - secern (v. t.)
To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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secern
sē-sern′, v.i. and v.t. to separate: to distinguish: to secrete.—adj. Secer′nent.—n. Secern′ment. [L. secernĕre, secretum, to separate.]
Part of speech
🔤- secern, verb, present, 1st person singular of secern (infinitive).
- secern, verb (infinitive).
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