discover
verb
[ dɪˈskʌvə ]
• find unexpectedly or during a search.
• "firemen discovered a body in the debris"
Similar:
find,
locate,
come across,
come upon,
stumble on,
chance on,
light on,
bring to light,
uncover,
unearth,
turn up,
track down,
run down,
run to earth,
run to ground,
smoke out,
• divulge (a secret).
• "they contain some secrets which Time will discover"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘make known’): from Old French descovrir, from late Latin discooperire, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + cooperire ‘cover completely’ (see cover).
