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Thesaurus: secern

To separate; to distinguish.

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  1. v. t. To separate; to distinguish.
  2. v. t. To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose.
  3. v. mark as different
  4. 1. To separate; to distinguish. Averroes secerns a sense of titillation, and a sense of hunger and thirst. Sir W. Hamilton. 2. (Physiol.) To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose. Arbuthnot.
  5. To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose. Arbuthnot.