Discern

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To make cognizance.

II. Discern ·vt To see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and recognize; as, to discern a difference.

III. Discern ·vi To see or understand the difference; to make distinction; as, to discern between good and evil, truth and falsehood.

IV. Discern ·vt To see and identify by noting a difference or differences; to note the distinctive character of; to Discriminate; to Distinguish.