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discoververb to come to an awareness ofI was startled to discover that my keys were missing ascertain, catch on (to), find out, get on (to), hear, learn, realize, see, wise (up) hit (on or upon), tumble (to)descry, detect, encounter, espy, spotcalculate, dope (out), figure out, find, puzzle (out)discern, mind, note, observe, perceivedivine get wind of miss, overlookdisregard, ignoreforget, unlearnblanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, mask, occult, screen, shroud, veil to come upon after searching, study, or effortwe hope to discover the real reason for his odd behavior ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, dredge (up), ferret (out), find, find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up espy, sight, spotlook for, search (for or out), seek miss, overlook, pass over lose, mislay, misplace, misset to make known (as information previously kept secret)discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him bare, disclose, divulge, expose, let on (about), reveal, spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil confide, sharedebunk, show upunclothe, undrapeadvertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, soundbetray, blab, give away, leakinform, squeal, talkcommunicate, impart, relateacknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, owndisinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth bring to light, go public (with), let the cat out of the bag (about), spill the beans (about) cloak, conceal, cover (up), enshroud, hide, mask, shroud, veil camouflage, disguisegild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewashbecloud, bedim, befog, cloud, darken, eclipse, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade discover, ascertain, determine, unearth, learn mean to find out what one did not previously know.discover may apply to something requiring exploration or investigation or to a chance encounter.discovered the source of the river ascertain implies effort to find the facts or the truth proceeding from awareness of ignorance or uncertainty.attempts to ascertain the population of the region determine emphasizes the intent to establish the facts definitely or precisely.unable to determine the origin of the word unearth implies bringing to light something forgotten or hidden.unearth old records learn may imply acquiring knowledge with little effort or conscious intention (as by simply being told) or it may imply study and practice.I learned her name only today learning Greek in the 14th century |