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dis⋅cov⋅er
[di-skuhv-er] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. |
| 2. | to notice or realize: I discovered I didn't have my credit card with me when I went to pay my bill. |
| 3. | Archaic. to make known; reveal; disclose. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME < AF discoverir, descovrir, OF descovrir < LL discooperīre. See dis- 1 , cover
1250–1300; ME < AF discoverir, descovrir, OF descovrir < LL discooperīre. See dis- 1 , cover
Related forms:
dis⋅cov⋅er⋅a⋅ble, adjective
dis⋅cov⋅er⋅a⋅bly, adverb
Synonyms:
1. detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice. Discover, invent, originate suggest bringing to light something previously unknown. To discover may be to find something that had previously existed but had hitherto been unknown: to discover a new electricity; it may also refer to devising a new use for something already known: to discover how to make synthetic rubber. To invent is to make or create something new, esp. something ingeniously devised to perform mechanical operations: to invent a device for detecting radioactivity. To originate is to begin something new, esp. new ideas, methods, etc.: to originate a political movement, the use of assembly-line techniques. See also learn.
1. detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice. Discover, invent, originate suggest bringing to light something previously unknown. To discover may be to find something that had previously existed but had hitherto been unknown: to discover a new electricity; it may also refer to devising a new use for something already known: to discover how to make synthetic rubber. To invent is to make or create something new, esp. something ingeniously devised to perform mechanical operations: to invent a device for detecting radioactivity. To originate is to begin something new, esp. new ideas, methods, etc.: to originate a political movement, the use of assembly-line techniques. See also learn.
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| dis·cov·er (dĭ-skŭv'ər) tr.v. dis·cov·ered, dis·cov·er·ing, dis·cov·ers
[Middle English discoveren, to reveal, from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discooperīre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin cooperīre, to cover; see cover.] dis·cov'er·a·ble adj., dis·cov'er·er n. Synonyms: These verbs mean to gain knowledge or awareness of something not known before: discovered a star in a distant galaxy; ascertaining the facts; tried to determine the origins of the problem; learned the sad news from the radio. |
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Discover
Dis*cov"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discovered; p. pr. & vb. n. Discovering.] [OE. discoveren, discuren, descuren, OF. descovrir, descouvrir, F. d['e]couvrir; des- (L. dis-) + couvrir to cover. See Cover.]1. To uncover. [Obs.] 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. [Obs.] Syn: 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.Discover
Dis*cov"er\, v. i. To discover or show one's self. [Obs.] This done, they discover. --Decker. Nor was this the first time that they discovered to be followers of this world. --Milton.
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Language Translation for : discover
Spanish:
descubrir,
German:
entdecken,
Japanese:
発見する
discover
c.1300, from O.Fr. descovrir, from L.L. discooperire, from L. dis- "opposite of" + cooperire "to cover up." Originally with a sense of betrayal or malicious exposure (discoverer originally meant "informant"), the modern meaning "to obtain knowledge or sight of what was not known" is from 1555.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: dis·cov·er
Function: transitive verb
1 : to find out about, recognize, or realize for the first time
2 a : to make the subject of discovery b : to learn of or obtain (information) through discovery —dis·cov·er·able adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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