Synonyms of secern
19 similar words
Another word for secern is differentiate. Other synonyms of secern are allocate, appropriate, shelve, assign and dedicate.
Synonyms and similar words for secern
verbTo separate or set apart (someone or something from other persons or things).
- allocateTo set aside for a purpose.
- appropriate
- shelve
- assign
- dedicate
- detach
- designate
- earmarkTo designate or set aside (someone or something) for a particular purpose; to allocate.
- preselectTo select in advance.
- put aside
- sequesterTo set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from other things.
- set apartUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: to separate or isolate.
- set aside
- secernate archaicTo secern.
- separate obsoleteTo set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.
- sepose obsolete
verbTo separate (something from other things) in the mind; to discriminate, to distinguish.
verbSynonym of secrete (“to extract or separate (a substance) from the blood, etc., for excretion or...
- secreteTo extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a...
Meaning of secern
- verb To separate or set apart (someone or something from other persons or things).
- verb To separate (something from other things) in the mind; to discriminate, to distinguish.
- verb Synonym of secrete (“to extract or separate (a substance) from the blood, etc., for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function”).
Questions about synonyms of secern
- What is another word for secern?
- Secern has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as differentiate, allocate, appropriate, shelve, assign, dedicate, detach and designate.
- What does secern mean?
- Secern means to separate or set apart (someone or something from other persons or things).
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