- Secerning
- Secern Se*cern", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Secerned}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Secerning}.] [L. secernere. See {Secrete}.]
1. To separate; to distinguish.
[1913 Webster]
Averroes secerns a sense of titillation, and a sense of hunger and thirst. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
2. (Physiol.) To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.