verb
1.
Synonyms: expose 4, debunk, show up, uncloak, undress, unmask, unshroud
2.
Synonyms: reveal 1, betray, blab (out), disclose, divulge, give away, mouth, spill, tell, unclose
Related Word: advertise, proclaim, publish
Contrasted words: repress, suppress
3.
to become or be made aware of something not previously known
discover a secret
Synonyms: ascertain, catch on, determine, find out, hear, learn, see, tumble, unearth
Related Word: descry, detect, encounter, espy, hit (on or upon), meet (with), spot; discern, note, observe, perceive
Idioms: get wise to
Contrasted words: miss, overlook; disregard, ignore