dis·cov·er 
(d
-sk
v
r) See the pronunciation key
TRANSITIVE VERB:
dis·cov·ered, dis·cov·er·ing, dis·cov·ers
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English discoveren, to reveal, from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discooper
re : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin cooperre, to cover ; see cover
OTHER FORMS:
dis·cover·a·ble(Adjective), dis·cover·er(Noun)
SYNONYMS:
discover, ascertain, determine, learn
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.
(d
-skvr) See the pronunciation key TRANSITIVE VERB:
dis·cov·ered, dis·cov·er·ing, dis·cov·ers
- To notice or learn, especially by making an effort: got home and discovered that the furnace wasn't working.
- To be the first, or the first of one's group or kind, to find, learn of, or observe.
- To learn about for the first time in one's experience: discovered a new restaurant on the west side.
- To learn something about: discovered him to be an impostor; discovered the brake to be defective.
- To identify (a person) as a potentially prominent performer: a movie star who was discovered in a drugstore by a producer.
- Archaic To reveal or expose.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English discoveren, to reveal, from Old French descovrir, from Late Latin discooper
re : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin cooperre, to cover ; see coverOTHER FORMS:
dis·cov
er·a·ble(Adjective), dis·cover·er(Noun)SYNONYMS:
discover, ascertain, determine, learn
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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