Emily Dickinson Lexicon

discern (discerned, -s), v. [Fr. < L. discern-ere, separate, determine.] (webplay: between, heart, man, see, sharp-sighted, things, time).

1. Distinguish; differentiate; discriminate; (see Genesis 38:25).
2. See; glimpse; spy; (see Matthew 16:3).
3. Discover; detect; know.