Home › Words › S › secernatesecernatesecernate means to secern.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, secernate ranks #16,021 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Latin secerno (“to sever”).verbTo secern.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.secern 87% match — To separate or set apart (someone or something from other persons or things). vs secernate →secernment 85% match — The act or process of secerning (secreting). vs secernate →scerne 66% match — To discern. vs secernate →secretion 61% match — Any substance that is secreted by an organism. vs secernate →severation 61% match — A severing or cutting. vs secernate →excern 60% match — excrete; give off vs secernate →separatory 60% match — Used to separate. vs secernate →secession 60% match — The act of seceding. vs secernate →