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secern

[si-surn] / sɪˈsɜrn /
VERB
discern
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anticipate ascertain detect determine differentiate discriminate distinguish divine figure out find out foresee perceive
STRONG
apprehend behold descry discover espy extricate focus judge know note notice observe read remark rubberneck separate severalize spot view
WEAK
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
Antonyms
STRONGEST
confuse doubt miss mix up overlook
STRONG
forget ignore lose misunderstand neglect
WEAK
disregard

Example Sentences

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Now and again, one of them, flushed with triumph, would secern himself from his troupe, and would 'star' round the country for his livelihood.

From Yet Again by Beerbohm, Max, Sir

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

From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 1 by Turner, Dawson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.