secern vs label

label vs secern

secern is not a noun while label is a noun.

secern and label both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
secern	No	No	Yes	No
label	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, label is a hyponym of secern; that is, label is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than secern:

secern: mark as different
label: distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions

Other hyponyms of secern include know, discriminate, know apart, sex, individualise, individualize, contrast, have the distinction, severalise, severalize, contradistinguish, decouple, dissociate, demarcate, discriminate, separate, single out, stratify.

secern (noun)	label (noun)
	an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object
	a brief description given for purposes of identification
	trade name of a company that produces musical recordings
	a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction

secern (verb)	label (verb)
mark as different	distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
	distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
	assign a label to; designate with a label
	pronounce judgment on
	attach a tag or label to

Difference between secern and label

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