secernate

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verb

To secern.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbsecernate (third-person singular simple present secernates, present participle secernating, simple past and past participle secernated)

present singular third person secernates · participle present secernating · participle past secernated · past secernated

  1. To secern.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsecerno“to sever”
  2. Englishsecernate

From Latin secerno (“to sever”).

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APA

secernate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secernate

MLA

“secernate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secernate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secernate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secernate.

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