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Synonyms
dis·cern (dĭ-sûrń, -zûrń)

[Middle English discernen, from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere, to separate, dis-, apart; see dis–, + cernere, to perceive.]

verb: -cerned, -cern·ing, -cerns. 

transitive verb 

  1. To perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect.
  2. To recognize or comprehend mentally.
  3. To perceive or recognize as being different or distinct; distinguish. See synonyms at see1

intransitive verb 

To perceive differences.

derivatives

dis·cerńer
noun