DISCERN


Meaning of DISCERN in English

[ dɪ'sə:n ]

■ verb recognize or find out.

↘see or hear with difficulty: she could faintly ~ the shape of a skull.

Derivatives

~er noun

~ible (also ~able ) adjective

~ibly adverb

Origin

ME: via OFr. from L. ~ere , from dis- 'apart' + cernere 'to separate'.

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