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dis•cern



Pronunciation: (di-sûrn', -zûrn'), [key]
—v.t.
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.

—v.i.
to distinguish or discriminate.

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