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 observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.
To twitch;
To beat with twigs.
To tweak.
To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something.
To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.
A small thin branch of a tree or bush.