decern
/dɪˈsɝn/verb
Middle School
1
To decide or determine (a matter disputed or doubtful), with simple object, with infinitive or object clause, or intransitive.
2
To decree by judicial sentence that something be done.
3
To decree a person etc. to be or to do something by judicial sentence. (in the phrase “to decern in”, obsolete) To mulct in by decree of court.
4
To discern; to distinguish or separate by differences (things that differ, or one thing from another).
5
To distinguish; to discriminate between.
6
To see distinctly (with the eyes or the mind); distinguish (an object or fact); discern.
#obsolete