Discover (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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- The researchers spent years trying to discover a cure for the rare disease.
- Scientists used a new telescope to discover several distant galaxies.
- She was shocked when she tried to discover the reason behind her friend's absence.
- By digging deeper into the files, the detective was able to discover the identity of the culprit.
- Historians have yet to discover the original manuscript of the ancient text.
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Meaning 2
Make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 3
Identify as in botany or biology, for example.
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 4
Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 5
Find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 6
Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 7
Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"; "The newspaper uncovered the President's illegal dealings".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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- Spring
- Muckrake
- Blab
- Reveal
- Spill The Beans
- Bewray
- Babble Out
- Tattle
- Betray
- Sing
- Let The Cat Out Of The Bag
- Blow
- Talk
- Babble
- Come Out Of The Closet
- Come Out
- Blackwash
- Confide
- Leak
- Blab Out
- Out
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Meaning 8
See for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.