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

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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

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