Discern (Verb)

Meaning

Detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

• Spot
• Tell Apart
• Distinguish
• Recognise
• Make Out
• Recognize
• Pick Out

Hyponyms

• Discriminate
• Resolve

Related Words

• Discernible (adjective)
• Discernment (noun)