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discern
verb as in catch sight of; recognize and understand
Strongest matches
anticipate, ascertain, detect, determine, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, divine, figure out, find out, foresee, perceive
Strong matches
apprehend, behold, descry, discover, espy, extricate, focus, judge, know, note, notice, observe, read, remark, rubberneck, secern, separate, severalize, spot, view
Weak matches
difference, discrepate, get a load of, get the picture, get wise to, make distinction, make out, pick out, see the light, see through, take in
Example Sentences
Professionals and discerning home chefs know these attributes help create flakier pastries, tender cakes and consistent rise in baked goods.
In the next stage of this line of research, Raslan anticipates discerning areas of the brain capable of performing other higher-level functions.
The scientists who studied Miranda also used Voyager 2 to discern features they may have otherwise missed.
Qvarnström says he hopes the new paper inspires other researchers to conduct similar studies of dinosaur droppings elsewhere to discern how evolution varied between regions.
But her viewers probably could discern which side those neo-Nazis were aligned with when they paraded through Columbus.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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