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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

  1. verb To recognize the difference between two or more things.
  2. verb To make someone or something stand out from others, often through achievement.

sift — full definition

  1. verb To pass a dry substance through a sieve to remove lumps or separate fine from coarse.
  2. verb To examine something closely and methodically, especially to separate what matters from what doesn't.

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