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• get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

  synonym	find outget a lineget windget wordhearlearnpick upsee
  derivation	discoverydiscoverydiscovery
  hyponym	ascertaincatchget the goodstrip upwise up
  similar	findseewitness

• identify as in botany or biology, for example

  synonym	describedistinguishidentifykeykey outname
  entails	assortclassclassifyseparatesortsort 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

  synonym	breakbring outdisclosedivulgeexposegive awaylet onlet outrevealuncoverunwrap
  derivation	discovery
  causes	breakget aroundget out
  hypernym	tell
  hyponym	babblebabble outbetraybewrayblabblab outblackwashblowcome outcome out of the closetconfideleaklet the cat out of the bagmuckrakeoutoutpeachrevealsingspill the beansspringtalktattle
  is entailed by	sell someone out
  similar	breakget aroundget out

• make a discovery, make a new finding

  synonym	find
  derivation	discovererdiscoverydiscoverydiscovery
  other	discoverer
  hypernym	conceiveconceptualiseconceptualizegestate
  similar	ascertaindetectdeterminediscoverfindfindfind outnoticeobserve

• see for the first time; make a discovery

  derivation	discoverydiscoverydiscovery
  entails	comprehendperceive
  hyponym	rediscover

• discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

  synonym	detectfindnoticeobserve
  derivation	discovererdiscoverydiscoverydiscovery
  other	discoverer
  hypernym	sightspy
  hyponym	catch outfind outinstantiateseesensetrace
  similar	discoverfind

• find unexpectedly

  synonym	attainchance onchance uponcome acrosscome uponfall uponhappen uponlight uponstrike
  derivation	discoverydiscovery
  hypernym	findregain