| discover | 1. To uncover. "Whether any man hath pulled down or discovered any church." (Abp. Grindal) 2. To disclose; to lay open to view; to make visible; to reveal; to make known; to show (what has been secret, unseen, or unknown). "Go, draw aside the curtains, and discover The several caskets to this noble prince." (Shak) "Prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity doth best discover virtue." (Bacon) "We will discover ourselves unto them." (1 Sam. Xiv. 8) "Discover not a secret to another." (Prov. Xxv. 9) 3. To obtain for the first time sight or knowledge of, as of a thing existing already, but not perceived or known; to find; to ascertain; to espy; to detect. "Some to discover islands far away." (Shak) 4. To manifest without design; to show. "The youth discovered a taste for sculpture." (C. J. Smith) 5. To explore; to examine. Synonym: To disclose, bring out, exhibit, show, manifest, reveal, communicate, impart, tell, espy, find, out, detect. To Discover, Invent. We discover what existed before, but remained unknown, we invent by forming combinations which are either entirely new, or which attain their end by means unknown before. Columbus discovered America, Newton discovered the law of gravitation, Whitney invented the cotton gin, Galileo invented the telescope. Origin: OE. Discoveren, discuren, descuren, OF. Descovrir, descouvrir, F. Decouvrir; des- (L. Dis-) + couvrir to cover. See Cover. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| discoverable | Capable of being discovered, found out, or perceived; as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope; truths discoverable by human industry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discovert | Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; applied either to a woman who has never married or to a widow. Origin: Cf. F. Decouvert uncovered, OF. Descovert. See Discover, Covert. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discoverture | 1. Discovery. 2. A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband. Origin: Pref. Dis- + coverture: cf. OF. Descoverture. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| discovery | 1. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot. 2. A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets. "In the clear discoveries of the next [world]" (South) 3. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognised; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood. "A brilliant career of discovery and conquest." (Prescott) "We speak of the "invention" of printing, the discovery of America." (Trench) 4. That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the first time ascertained or recognised; as, the properties of the magnet were an important discovery. 5. Exploration; examination. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Discover | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally |
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| Discover | identify as in botany or biology, for example |
| Discover | make a discovery |
| Discover | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret |
| Discover | make a discovery, make a new finding |
| Discover | see for the first time |
| Discover | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of |
| Discover | find unexpectedly |
| Discover | capable of being ascertained or found out |
| Discover | discovered or determined by scientific observation |
| Discover | no longer concealed |
| Discover | a check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishop |
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