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discover - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: discover
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: find, uncover
Synonyms: ascertain, bring to light, catch, come across, come upon, conceive, contrive, debunk, design, detect, determine, devise, discern, disclose, distinguish, elicit, espy, explore, ferret out*, glimpse, hear, identify, invent, learn, locate, look up, notice, observe, originate, perceive, pioneer, realize, recognize, reveal, see, sense, spot, turn up, unearth, dig up, get wind of, get wise to, light upon, nose out*, pick up on, smoke out, think of
Notes: The word discover goes back to Latin dis- and cooperire, meaning 'to remove the covering; completely uncover.' By 1553, it was used to mean 'seeing or gaining knowledge of something previously unknown' and 'finding out; bringing to light.' You discover ('uncover') something that is already there, something that has existed but is generally unknown - but you invent something that has never existed before.
Antonyms: lose, miss, pass by
Main Entry: ascertain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make sure
Synonyms: check, check out*, confirm, determine, dig*, discover, divine, establish, eye*, find out, fix, identify, learn, learn the ropes*, peg*, pick up*, read, see, settle, size, tell, verify, catch on, check up on, double-check, eyeball, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get it down, get the hang of, look-see, make certain, make sure, pick up on, size up*
Main Entry: come across
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: encounter, find
Synonyms: bump into, discover, meet, notice, uncover, unearth, chance upon, happen upon, hit upon, light upon, stumble upon
Main Entry: come up with
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: suggest, create
Synonyms: advance, compose, detect, discover, find, furnish, invent, offer, originate, present, produce, propose, provide, recommend, submit, uncover, bring forth, stumble upon
Main Entry: concoct
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: formulate, think up
Synonyms: batch*, brew*, compound, contrive, cook up, create, design, devise, discover, dream up, envisage, envision, fabricate, frame*, hatch, invent, make up, mature, originate, plan, plot, prepare, project, scheme, vamp, ad lib, prefab, slap together, throw together
Main Entry: create
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: develop in mind or physically
Synonyms: actualize, author, beget, bring to pass, build, coin, compose, conceive, concoct, constitute, construct, contrive, design, devise, discover, dream up, effect, erect, establish, fabricate, fashion, father, forge, form, formulate, found, generate, hatch, imagine, initiate, institute, invent, invest, make, occasion, organize, originate, parent, perform, plan, procreate, produce, rear, set up, shape, sire, spawn, start, bring into being, bring into existence, cause to be, give birth to, give life to
Antonyms: destroy, ruin
Main Entry: debunk
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: disprove, ridicule
Synonyms: deflate, discover, disparage, expose, lampoon, mock, puncture, show up*, unmask, cut down to size, demystify, uncloak, unshroud
Antonyms: prove, uphold
Main Entry: devise
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: conceive, dream up
Synonyms: ad-lib, arrange, blueprint*, brainstorm*, cast, chart, cogitate, come up with, concoct, construct, contrive, cook up*, craft, create, design, discover, forge, form, formulate, frame*, get off*, hatch, head trip, imagine, improvise, intrigue, invent, machinate, make up, mastermind*, plan, play it by ear*, plot, prepare, project, scheme, shape, spark, vamp, whip up*, work out, dope out*, fake it, think up, throw together, trump up
Antonyms: borrow
Main Entry: discern
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: catch sight of; recognize and understand
Synonyms: anticipate, apprehend, ascertain, behold, descry, detect, determine, difference, differentiate, discover, discriminate, distinguish, divine, espy, extricate, find out, focus, foresee, judge, know, make out, note, notice, observe, perceive, read, remark, rubberneck*, separate, spot, take in, view, discrepate, figure out, get a load of, get the picture, get wise to, make distinction, pick out, secern, see the light, see through, severalize
Antonyms: disregard, neglect, overlook
Main Entry: disclose
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: reveal, make public
Synonyms: acknowledge, admit, avow, bare, betray, blab, bring to light*, broadcast, communicate, confess, discover, display, divulge, exhibit, expose, give away, impart, leak, mouth*, open, own, publish, relate, reveal, show, snitch*, spill, spill the beans*, squeal*, tell, uncover, unfurl, unveil, utter, come out of the closet, lay bare, let slip, make known
Antonyms: conceal, hide, secrete, withhold
Main Entry: divulge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make known; confess
Synonyms: admit, betray, blab, blow the whistle*, broadcast, communicate, declare, disclose, discover, exhibit, expose, give away, gossip, impart, leak, mouth, proclaim, promulgate, publish, reveal, spill, spill the beans*, spring, tattle, tell, uncover, cough up, fess up, go public, let hair down, let slip, open up, own up, tip off
Antonyms: conceal, hide, keep, secrete
Main Entry: drum up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: gather support for something
Synonyms: attract, canvass, discover, obtain, petition, round up, solicit, bid for, succeed in finding
Antonyms: dissuade, repulse, turn off
Main Entry: ferret out
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: search out
Synonyms: ascertain, bring to light*, chase, determine, disclose, discover, elicit, extract, follow, get at*, hunt, learn, penetrate, pierce, probe, pry, pursue, quest, seek, trace, trail, uncover, unearth, be on to, chase down, dig out, dig up, dig up, drive out, hunt down, nose out*, pick up on, root out, root out*, scout out, search out, smell out, smoke out, smoke out, sniff out, track down, worm out
Main Entry: generalize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make a sweeping assumption, statement
Synonyms: conclude, derive, discern, discover, establish, induce, observe, philosophize, postulate, speculate, theorize, vapor, be metaphysical, hypothesize, stay in the clouds
Antonyms: except, specifize
Main Entry: note
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: observe, perceive
Synonyms: catch, clock, denote, descry, designate, dig, discern, discover, distinguish, document, enter, heed, indicate, mark, mention, notice, put down, record, register, remark, see, spot, take in*, transcribe, view, write, get a load of, get an eyeful, jot down, pick up on, set down, write down
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Main Entry: pioneer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: invent; lay the groundwork
Synonyms: begin, colonize, create, develop, discover, establish, explore, found, initiate, instigate, institute, launch, originate, prepare, spearhead*, start, go out in front, map out, open up, show the way, take the lead, trailblaze
Main Entry: spy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: secretly follow, watch another's actions
Synonyms: case, discover, examine, glimpse, meddle, notice, observe, peep, pry, reconnoiter, scout, scrutinize, search, shadow, sleuth, snoop, spot, tail, take in, trail, view, watch, catch sight of, eyeball, fish out, get a load of, keep under surveillance, look for, recon, set eyes on, stag, stake out, take note
Main Entry: track/track down
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: follow, pursue
Synonyms: apprehend, beat the bushes*, bring to light*, capture, catch, chase, cover, discover, do, dog*, expose, ferret out, find, hunt, put together, run down, scout, shadow, stalk, tail, trace, trail, travel, traverse, unearth, be hot on the trail, bird-dog, dig up, dog footsteps of, draw an inference, go after, piece together, smell out, sniff out, stick to
Antonyms: run away
Main Entry: uncover
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: reveal, disclose
Synonyms: bare, betray, break, bring to light*, crack, denude, dig up, discover, display, divulge, expose, give away, hit upon, lay bare, lay open, leak, make known, open, open up, show, strike, strip, stumble on, subject, tap, tell, tip one's hand, unclothe, unearth, unmask, unveil, unwrap
Antonyms: conceal, cover, hide, suppress
Main Entry: unearth
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dig up
Synonyms: ascertain, bring to light*, delve, determine, discover, disinter, excavate, exhibit, exhume, expose, find, find out, hear, learn, reveal, root, see, show, spark, spotlight*, strike, turn up, uncover, uproot, catch on*, dredge up, ferret, hit upon, see the light, stumble on, unbury
Antonyms: bury
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