SECERN

secern. Secern, v.t. to separate fine from gross matter

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Se‐cern″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secerned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Secerning.] [[L. secernere. See Secrete.]] 1. 1. To separate; to distinguish.
Averroes secerns a sense of titillation, and a sense of hunger and thirst. Sir W. Hamilton. 2. 2. (Physiol.) To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose. Arbuthnot.