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• discern — [di sʉrn′, dizʉrn′] vt. [ME discernen < OFr discerner < L discernere < dis , apart + cernere, to separate: see HARVEST] 1. to separate (a thing) mentally from another or others; recognize as separate or different 2. to perceive or… …   English World dictionary

• discern — I (detect with the senses) verb appreciate, apprehend, apprehend clearly, ascertain, awake to, become acquainted with, become apprized, become aware of, become informed, behold, cast eyes on, catch sight of, cognize, command a view of, comprehend …   Law dictionary

• mentally appreciate — index discern (detect with the senses) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• discern — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French discerner, from Latin discernere to separate, distinguish between, from dis apart + cernere to sift more at dis , certain Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• discern — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. espy; discover, perceive, distinguish, detect, discriminate. See vision, visibility, intelligence, difference. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To see] Syn. observe, behold, make out, perceive, notice, espy …   English dictionary for students

• discern — dis•cern [[t]dɪˈsɜrn, ˈzɜrn[/t]] v. t. 1) to perceive by the sight or other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend 2) to distinguish mentally; discriminate: to discern right from wrong[/ex] 3) to distinguish or discriminate •… …   From formal English to slang

• discern — discerner, n. /di serrn , zerrn /, 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;… …   Universalium

• discern — /dəˈsɜn / (say duh sern) verb (t) 1. to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognise, or apprehend clearly. 2. to distinguish mentally; recognise as distinct or different; discriminate: he discerns good and bad;… …  

• see — 1. v. (past saw; past part. seen) 1 tr. discern by use of the eyes; observe; look at (can you see that spider?; saw him fall over). 2 intr. have or use the power of discerning objects with the eyes (sees best at night). 3 tr. discern mentally;… …   Useful english dictionary

• see — vb 1 See, behold, descry, espy, view, survey, contemplate, observe, notice, remark, note, perceive, discern can all mean to take cognizance of something by physical or sometimes mental vision. See, the most general of these terms, may be used to… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Dualism (philosophy of mind) — René Descartes s illustration of dualism. Inputs are passed on by the sensory organs to the epiphysis in the brain and from there to the immaterial spirit. In philosophy of mind, dualism is a set of views about the relationship between mind and… …   Wikipedia