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 perceive or detect someone or something with the eyes, or as if by sight.
Used to emphasise a proposition.
To date frequently.
To be the setting or time of.
To ensure that something happens, especially while witnessing it.
To come to a realization of having been mistaken or misled.
To foresee, predict, or prophesy.
To visit for a medical appointment.
To reference or to study for further details.
To examine something closely, or to utilize something, often as a temporary alternative.
To watch (a movie) at a cinema, or a show on television etc.
To understand.
To witness or observe by personal experience.
To form a mental picture of.
To wait upon; attend, escort.
To respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.
To determine by trial or experiment; to find out (if or whether).
To include as one of something's experiences.
To have an interview with; especially, to make a call upon; to visit.
A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.
a diocese, archdiocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop, especially an archbishop.
The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric
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