Synonyms for secern
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Differentiate — to separate (something from other things) in the mind; to discriminate, to distinguish
2. Separate — to separate or set apart (someone or something from other persons or things)
tell, tell apart, distinguish, severalize, separate dated, secernate dated
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To separate or set apart (someone or something from other persons or things).
- v. 2
To separate (something from other things) in the mind; to discriminate, to distinguish.
Related words
- Word family
- secernment secernate
Forms
- Past participle
- secerned
e.g. secerned → differentiated, discerned, teld, distinguished…
Example sentences
- differentiate We differentiate between living and dead objects.
- discern It is hard to discern between the true and the false.
- distinguish We cannot distinguish her from her younger sister.
- secrete Glands secrete chemical substances into the body.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| secern | steady | |
| differentiate | rising | |
| discern | rising | |
| distinguish | steady | |
| secrete | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tell1
- 7 letters
- discern2, secrete2
- 8 letters
- separate3
- 9 letters
- secernate
- 10 letters
- severalize
- 11 letters
- distinguish3
- 13 letters
- differentiate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (discern2 = 2 syllables).