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dignosce

dignosce verb: to discern.

Verb

dignosce (third-person singular simple present dignosces, present participle dignoscing, simple past and past participle dignosced)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) to discern
    • […]
      And make Christ's people by peculiar choice
      Dignosce the shepherds from the hyrelings voice.1638, Henry Adamson, The Muses' Threnodie
    • For truth being in indivisibili, as is the essence of what ever is, who is most versed in the nature and properties of a thing is alwayes best able to dignosce of its value.1652, Sir Thomas Urquart, The Epistle Liminary

Forms of dignosce

third-person singular presentdignosces
present participledignoscing
past participledignosced
pastdignosced

Questions about dignosce

What does dignosce mean?
Dignosce means to discern.
What part of speech is dignosce?
Dignosce is a verb.
What is the past tense of dignosce?
The past tense of dignosce is dignosced.

Words near dignosce in the dictionary

  1. dignitary
  2. dignitie
  3. dignities
  4. dignitude
  5. dignity
  6. dignosce
  7. dignotion
  8. dignotions
  9. Digo
  10. digold
  11. digon

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