decern


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decern

(dɪˈsɜːn)
vb (tr)
1. (Law) Scots law to decree or adjudge
2. an archaic spelling of discern
[C15: from Old French decerner, from Latin dēcernere to judge, from cernere to discern]
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decern


Past participle: decerned
Gerund: decerning

Imperative
decern
decern
Present
I decern
you decern
he/she/it decerns
we decern
you decern
they decern
Preterite
I decerned
you decerned
he/she/it decerned
we decerned
you decerned
they decerned
Present Continuous
I am decerning
you are decerning
he/she/it is decerning
we are decerning
you are decerning
they are decerning
Present Perfect
I have decerned
you have decerned
he/she/it has decerned
we have decerned
you have decerned
they have decerned
Past Continuous
I was decerning
you were decerning
he/she/it was decerning
we were decerning
you were decerning
they were decerning
Past Perfect
I had decerned
you had decerned
he/she/it had decerned
we had decerned
you had decerned
they had decerned
Future
I will decern
you will decern
he/she/it will decern
we will decern
you will decern
they will decern
Future Perfect
I will have decerned
you will have decerned
he/she/it will have decerned
we will have decerned
you will have decerned
they will have decerned
Future Continuous
I will be decerning
you will be decerning
he/she/it will be decerning
we will be decerning
you will be decerning
they will be decerning
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been decerning
you have been decerning
he/she/it has been decerning
we have been decerning
you have been decerning
they have been decerning
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been decerning
you will have been decerning
he/she/it will have been decerning
we will have been decerning
you will have been decerning
they will have been decerning
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been decerning
you had been decerning
he/she/it had been decerning
we had been decerning
you had been decerning
they had been decerning
Conditional
I would decern
you would decern
he/she/it would decern
we would decern
you would decern
they would decern
Past Conditional
I would have decerned
you would have decerned
he/she/it would have decerned
we would have decerned
you would have decerned
they would have decerned
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cedo vel decern, edocebo minime malas ut sint malae, mihi solae quod superfit.