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discovering definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb discover 5 of 8 senses of discover Sense 1 detect, observe, find discover, notice => find out catch out => instantiate => trace => see Sense 3 learn, hear, get word get wind, pick up find out get a line discover, see => wise up => trip up catch => ascertain => discover, find Sense 4 discover, find => rake up => ferret out ferret Sense 6 disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out => blackwash => muckrake => blow => out => come out of the closet, out come out => spring => betray, bewray => confide => leak => talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out blab out Sense 7 discover => rediscover Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb discover 5 of 8 senses of discover Sense 1 detect, observe, find discover, notice => find out catch out => instantiate => trace => see Sense 3 learn, hear, get word get wind, pick up find out get a line discover, see => wise up => trip up catch => ascertain => price => discover, find => rake up => ferret out ferret Sense 4 discover, find => rake up => ferret out ferret Sense 6 disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out => blackwash => muckrake => blow => out => come out of the closet, out come out => spring => betray, bewray => confide => unbosom, relieve => leak => talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out blab out Sense 7 discover => rediscover Entailment of verb discover 2 of 8 senses of discover Sense 7 discover => perceive, comprehend Sense 8 identify, discover, key, key out distinguish, describe, name => classify, class, sort, assort, sort out separate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb discover 8 senses of discover Sense 1 detect, observe, find discover, notice => sight Sense 2 discover, find => conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise Sense 3 learn, hear, get word get wind, pick up find out get a line discover, see Sense 4 discover, find => learn, hear, get word get wind, pick up find out get a line discover, see Sense 5 fall upon strike, come upon light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon attain, discover => find regain Sense 6 disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out => tell Sense 7 discover Sense 8 identify, discover, key, key out distinguish, describe, name Familiarity of verb discover discover used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 8) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb discover Sense 1 detect, observe, find discover, notice => sight Sense 2 discover, find => conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise Sense 4 discover, find => learn, hear, get word get wind, pick up find out get a line discover, see -------------- Sense 3 learn, hear, get word get wind, pick up find out get a line discover, see -------------- Sense 5 fall upon strike, come upon light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon attain, discover => find regain -------------- Sense 6 disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out => tell -------------- Sense 7 discover -------------- Sense 8 identify, discover, key, key out distinguish, describe, name -------------- Overview of verb discover The verb discover has 8 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (21) detect, observe, find discover, notice -- (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") 2. (21) discover, find -- (make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle") 3. (21) learn, hear, get word get wind, pick up find out get a line discover, see -- (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") 4. (16) discover, find -- (make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover") 5. (6) fall upon strike, come upon light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon attain, discover -- (find unexpectedly: "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake") 6. (4) disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out -- (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") 7. (1) discover -- (see for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?") 8. identify, discover, key, key out distinguish, describe, name -- (as in in botany or biology, for example) Overview of verb discover The verb discover has 8 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (21) detect, observe, find discover, notice -- (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") 2. (21) discover, find -- (make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle") 3. (21) learn, hear, get word get wind, pick up find out get a line discover, see -- (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") 4. (16) discover, find -- (make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover") 5. (6) fall upon strike, come upon light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon attain, discover -- (find unexpectedly: "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake") 6. (4) disclose, let on bring out reveal, discover, expose, declare, divulge, impart, break, give away let out -- (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") 7. (1) discover -- (see for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?") 8. identify, discover, key, key out distinguish, describe, name -- (as in in botany or biology, for example)
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