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| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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