secern

to understand or point out the difference in those philistines who seemingly cannot secern artistic depiction of the nude from blatant pornography Synonyms difference, differentiate, discern, discriminate, distinguish, separateRelated Words contradistinguish; comprehend, grasp, know, understand; divide, part, sever; demarcate, mark (off), set offNear Antonyms confound, lump (together), mingleAntonyms confuse, mistake, mix (up)