Definitions for: Secern


[v] mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"



Webster (1913) Definition: Se*cern", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secerned; p. pr. & vb.
n. Secerning.] [L. secernere. See Secrete.]
1. To separate; to distinguish.

Averroes secerns a sense of titillation, and a sense
of hunger and thirst. --Sir W.
Hamilton.

2. (Physiol.) To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose.
--Arbuthnot.

Synonyms: differentiate, distinguish, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart

See Also: compare, contradistinguish, contrast, demarcate, discriminate, dissociate, identify, individualise, individualize, know, know apart, label, place, sex, single out, stratify

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