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Tuesday word: Discern
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Discern (verb)
dis·cern [dih-surn, -zurn]
verb (used with object)
1. to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
2. to distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different; discriminate: He is incapable of discerning right from wrong.
verb (used without object)
3. to distinguish or discriminate.
Related forms
dis·cern·er, noun
pre·dis·cern, verb (used with object)
un·dis·cerned, adjective
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Discern (verb)
dis·cern [dih-surn, -zurn]
verb (used with object)
1. to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend: They discerned a sail on the horizon.
2. to distinguish mentally; recognize as distinct or different; discriminate: He is incapable of discerning right from wrong.
verb (used without object)
3. to distinguish or discriminate.
Related forms
dis·cern·er, noun
pre·dis·cern, verb (used with object)
un·dis·cerned, adjective
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