discernere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- distinguish verb To recognize the difference between two or more things.
- sift verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
Senses
discernere is used for these senses in English:
- distinguish To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
- sift (transitive) To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
distinguish — full definition
- verb To recognize the difference between two or more things.
- verb To make someone or something stand out from others, often through achievement.
sift — full definition
- verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
- verb To examine something closely and methodically, especially to separate what matters from what doesn't.