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SECERNATE
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
We distinguish several kinds of maple
Synonyms:
differentiate; distinguish; secern; secernate; separate; severalise; severalize; tell; tell apart
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "secernate" is one way to...):
identify; place (recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something)
"Secernate" entails doing...:
compare (examine and note the similarities or differences of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "secernate"):
know (be able to distinguish, recognize as being different)
discriminate; know apart (recognize or perceive the difference)
label (distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions)
label (distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom)
sex (tell the sex (of young chickens))
individualise; individualize (make or mark or treat as individual)
contrast (put in opposition to show or emphasize differences)
have the distinction (be distinguished from others of a similar type by virtue of a notable characteristic)
severalise; severalize (distinguish or separate)
contradistinguish (distinguish by contrasting qualities)
decouple; dissociate (regard as unconnected)
demarcate (separate clearly, as if by boundaries)
discriminate; separate; single out (treat differently on the basis of sex or race)
stratify (divide society into social classes or castes)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody