Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb secern

1 sense of secern

Sense 1
distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart -- (mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple")
       => identify, place -- (recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster")