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discover Definition


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discover
verb
    1. To be the first person to find something or someone.
    2. To find by chance, especially for the first time.
    3. To learn of or become aware of for the first time.
      Thesaurus: find out, ascertain, detect, uncover, unearth, discern, recognize, distinguish, determine, observe.
Derivative: discoverable
adj
    Derivative: discoverer
    noun
      Someone who makes a discovery, especially of something not known before.
    Etymology: 16c in modern sense; 13c, meaning ‘to reveal': from French descouvrir.



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