DISCOVER

v. 1 find (out), learn, perceive, unearth, uncover, bring to light, turn or dig up, smoke or search out, root or ferret out; determine, ascertain, track down, identify; locate He discovered the ninth moon of Saturn We discovered why the tyre had gone flat. 2 see, spot, catch sight or a glimpse of, lay eyes on, behold, view, encounter, meet (with); notice, espy, descry, detect, discern He discovered Madagascar lying right on their course 3 originate, conceive (of), devise, contrive, invent, make up, design, pioneer; come or chance or stumble upon She discovered a method for tin-plating gold