discern 1
verbdomain: v perception
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
detect with the senses
Examples
- 1.The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- 2.I can't make out the faces in this photograph
Synonyms
- spot 2
detect with the senses
- recognize 3
detect with the senses
- recognise 3
detect with the senses
- distinguish 2
detect with the senses
- pick out 2
detect with the senses
- make out 1
detect with the senses
- tell apart 1
detect with the senses


