Category:Secern

Se*cern", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secerned; p. pr. & vb. n. Secerning.] Etym: [l. secernere. See secrete.]

1. To separate; to distinguish. Averroes secerns a sense of titillation, and a sense of hunger and Thirst. Sir w. Hamilton.

2. (physiol.)

Defn: to secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose. Arbuthnot.