See distinctly (with the eyes or the mind); distinguish (an object or fact); discern.
transferred sense
Decree a person etc. to be or to do something by judicial sentence. (in the phrase “to decern in”, obsolete) To mulct in by decree of court.
Decree by judicial sentence that something be done.
intransitive
with simple object
To offer a view (of something) from a higher position.
To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it.
To pretend not to have noticed (something, especially a mistake or flaw); to pass over (something) without censure or punishment.
A vista or point that gives a beautiful view.