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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Secern

· Se·cern · IPA /səˈsɝn/
01 v. t. To separate; to distinguish.
imp. & p. p. Secerned; p. pr. & vb. n. Secerning
  1. 1.
    To separate; to distinguish.
    “Averroes secerns a sense of titillation, and a sense of hunger and thirst.” Sir W. Hamilton.
  2. 2.
    To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose.(Physiol.)