"decern" meaning in English

See decern in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈsɝn/ [General-American], /dɪˈsɜːn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: decerns [present, singular, third-person], decerning [participle, present], decerned [participle, past], decerned [past]
enPR: dĭsûrnʹ [General-American], dĭsûrnʹ [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: First attested in late Middle English circa 1425; from the French décerner, from the Latin dēcernō (“I decide, pronounce a decision”), from dē (“of, from, away from”) + cernō (“I separate, distinguish”), whence the English cern. In Old French, the forms of décerner were frequently conflated with those of descerner, discerner; the two verbs were not clearly distinguished until the 16th century; hence, in English also, decern is found with the sense discern. Etymology templates: {{cog|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fr|décerner}} French décerner, {{der|en|la|dēcernō||I decide, pronounce a decision}} Latin dēcernō (“I decide, pronounce a decision”), {{cog|en|cern}} English cern, {{cog|fro|-}} Old French, {{cog|en|-}} English Head templates: {{en-verb}} decern (third-person singular simple present decerns, present participle decerning, simple past and past participle decerned)
  1. Decide; determine; decree.
    (obsolete, transitive) Decide; determine (a matter disputed or doubtful).
    with simple object
    Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-decern-en-verb-24Upvv6a
  2. Decide; determine; decree.
    (obsolete, transitive) Decide; determine (a matter disputed or doubtful).
    with infinitive or object clause
    Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-decern-en-verb-wus-U0j4
  3. Decide; determine; decree.
    (obsolete, transitive) Decide; determine (a matter disputed or doubtful).
    intransitive
    Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-decern-en-verb-dBbmUj19
  4. Decide; determine; decree.
    (transitive, Scots law) Decree by judicial sentence.
    with simple object
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Scots law, Law
    Sense id: en-decern-en-verb-DkIOvoK1 Disambiguation of Law: 9 9 9 13 13 13 13 13 1 1 6
  5. Decide; determine; decree.
    (transitive, Scots law) Decree by judicial sentence.
    Decree by judicial sentence that something be done.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Scots law, Law
    Sense id: en-decern-en-verb-Qv22Tt0S Disambiguation of Law: 9 9 9 13 13 13 13 13 1 1 6
  6. Decide; determine; decree.
    (transitive, Scots law) Decree by judicial sentence.
    Decree a person etc. to be or to do something by judicial sentence.  (in the phrase “to decern in”, obsolete) To mulct in by decree of court.
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Scots law, Law
    Sense id: en-decern-en-verb-9j9t1X4G Disambiguation of Law: 9 9 9 13 13 13 13 13 1 1 6
  7. Decide; determine; decree.
    (transitive, Scots law) Decree by judicial sentence.
    intransitive
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Scots law, Law
    Sense id: en-decern-en-verb-onQz8Sy~ Disambiguation of Law: 9 9 9 13 13 13 13 13 1 1 6
  8. Decide; determine; decree.
    (transitive, Scots law) Decree by judicial sentence.
    transferred sense
    Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Scots law, Law
    Sense id: en-decern-en-verb-xdVB3uNh Disambiguation of Law: 9 9 9 13 13 13 13 13 1 1 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 28 2 3 3 4 3 39 2 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 28 3 3 3 3 3 38 2 2 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 31 2 2 2 2 2 44 2 2 11
  9. Discern.
    (obsolete, transitive) Distinguish or separate by their differences (things that differ, one thing from another).
    Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-decern-en-verb-vkXGRr3a
  10. Discern.
    (obsolete, transitive) Distinguish or separate by their differences (things that differ, one thing from another).
    (intransitive) Distinguish; discriminate between.
    Tags: intransitive, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-decern-en-verb-jC3w6Tpe
  11. Discern.
    See distinctly (with the eyes or the mind); distinguish (an object or fact); discern.
    Sense id: en-decern-en-verb-m~iXe0yI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: decerning (english: verbal substantive), decerniture (english: Scots law), decernment [obsolete] Related terms: decernent [obsolete]

Inflected forms

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        "4": "",
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        "Decide; determine; decree.",
        "(obsolete, transitive) Decide; determine (a matter disputed or doubtful).",
        "with infinitive or object clause"
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        "Decree by judicial sentence.",
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        "Decide; determine; decree.",
        "Decree by judicial sentence.",
        "Decree by judicial sentence that something be done."
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        "Decide; determine; decree.",
        "(transitive, Scots law) Decree by judicial sentence.",
        "Decree by judicial sentence that something be done."
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        {
          "ref": "1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), pages 547–548",
          "text": "He purſued Andrew Houſtoun upon his promiſe, to give him the like Sallary for the next year, and in abſence obtained him to be holden as confeſt and Decerned."
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        "Decide; determine; decree.",
        "Decree by judicial sentence.",
        "Decree a person etc. to be or to do something by judicial sentence.  (in the phrase “to decern in”, obsolete) To mulct in by decree of court."
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        "Decide; determine; decree.",
        "(transitive, Scots law) Decree by judicial sentence.",
        "Decree a person etc. to be or to do something by judicial sentence.  (in the phrase “to decern in”, obsolete) To mulct in by decree of court."
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        "Discern.",
        "Distinguish or separate by their differences (things that differ, one thing from another)."
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        "Discern.",
        "(obsolete, transitive) Distinguish or separate by their differences (things that differ, one thing from another)."
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      "glosses": [
        "Discern.",
        "Distinguish or separate by their differences (things that differ, one thing from another).",
        "Distinguish; discriminate between."
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        "Discern.",
        "(obsolete, transitive) Distinguish or separate by their differences (things that differ, one thing from another).",
        "(intransitive) Distinguish; discriminate between."
      ],
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        "Discern.",
        "See distinctly (with the eyes or the mind); distinguish (an object or fact); discern."
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          "mind",
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          "object",
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      "enpr": "dĭsûrnʹ",
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      "enpr": "dĭsûrnʹ",
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      "ipa": "/dɪˈsɜːn/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    {
      "homophone": "discern"
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        "Decide; determine; decree.",
        "Decide; determine (a matter disputed or doubtful).",
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        "Decide; determine; decree.",
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        "Decide; determine; decree.",
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        "Decide; determine; decree.",
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          "ref": "1668 July 3rd, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), pages 547–548",
          "text": "He purſued Andrew Houſtoun upon his promiſe, to give him the like Sallary for the next year, and in abſence obtained him to be holden as confeſt and Decerned."
        }
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        "Decide; determine; decree.",
        "Decree by judicial sentence.",
        "Decree a person etc. to be or to do something by judicial sentence.  (in the phrase “to decern in”, obsolete) To mulct in by decree of court."
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        "Decide; determine; decree.",
        "(transitive, Scots law) Decree by judicial sentence.",
        "Decree a person etc. to be or to do something by judicial sentence.  (in the phrase “to decern in”, obsolete) To mulct in by decree of court."
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        "Decide; determine; decree.",
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        "Discern.",
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        "Distinguish; discriminate between."
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        "(intransitive) Distinguish; discriminate between."
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        "Discern.",
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      "enpr": "dĭsûrnʹ",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/dɪˈsɜːn/",
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      "homophone": "discern"
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}

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