discern

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

dis·cern (dĭ-sûrnʹ, -zûrnʹ)v. dis·cerned, dis·cern·ing, dis·cernsv. tr.
1. To perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect.
2. To recognize or comprehend mentally.
3. To perceive or recognize as being different or distinct; distinguish. See Synonyms at see¹.v. intr.
To perceive differences. [Middle English discernen, from Old French discerner, from Latin discernere, to separate : dis-, apart; see dis- + cernere, to perceive; See krei- in Indo-European Roots.] dis·cernʹer n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, pick out, make out, tell apart