Another word for discover

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Verb

To obtain knowledge or awareness of something not known before, as through observation or study

learn
To gain knowledge of or skill in through study, instruction, or experience:
To become aware or informed of; find out:
To fix in the mind or memory; memorize:

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1. To gain knowledge of or skill in through study, instruction, or experience:
2. To become aware or informed of; find out:
3. To fix in the mind or memory; memorize:
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hear
To perceive (sound) by the ear:
To learn by hearing; be told by others:
To listen to (something) attentively or in an official capacity, as in a court:

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1. To perceive (sound) by the ear:
2. To learn by hearing; be told by others:
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find
To come upon, often by accident; meet with:
To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort:
To discover or ascertain through observation, experience, or study:

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1. To come upon, often by accident; meet with:
2. To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort:
3. To discover or ascertain through observation, experience, or study:
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determine
To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation:
To give direction to by making decisions; devise or control:
To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.

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1. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation:
2. To give direction to by making decisions; devise or control:
3. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.
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ascertain
To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation.
To make certain, definite, and precise.

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1. To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation.
2. To make certain, definite, and precise.
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teach

To make visible; bring to view

unveil
To remove a veil or covering from.
To disclose; reveal.
To take off one's veil.

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1. To remove a veil or covering from.
2. To disclose; reveal.
3. To take off one's veil.
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unmask
To remove a mask from.
To disclose the true character of; expose.
To remove one's mask.

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1. To remove a mask from.
2. To disclose the true character of; expose.
3. To remove one's mask.
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uncover
To remove the cover from:
To manifest or disclose; reveal:
To remove the hat from, as in respect or reverence.

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1. To remove the cover from:
2. To manifest or disclose; reveal:
3. To remove the hat from, as in respect or reverence.
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unclothe
To remove the clothing or cover from; strip.

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1. To remove the clothing or cover from; strip.
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show
To cause or allow to be seen; display:
To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition:
To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.

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1. To cause or allow to be seen; display:
2. To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition:
3. To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.
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reveal
To make known (something concealed or unknown):
To cause to be seen; show:
To make known by supernatural or divine means:

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1. To make known (something concealed or unknown):
2. To cause to be seen; show:
3. To make known by supernatural or divine means:
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expose
To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition:
To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.
To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm:

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1. To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition:
2. To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.
3. To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm:
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display
To present to view; cause to be seen.
To exhibit ostentatiously; show off:
To show (images or information) on a screen.

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1. To present to view; cause to be seen.
2. To exhibit ostentatiously; show off:
3. To show (images or information) on a screen.
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disclose
To expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover.
To make known (something heretofore kept secret).

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1. To expose to view, as by removing a cover; uncover.
2. To make known (something heretofore kept secret).
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bare
Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing; naked:
Exposed to view; undisguised:
Lacking the usual furnishings, equipment, or decoration:

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1. Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing; naked:
2. Exposed to view; undisguised:
3. Lacking the usual furnishings, equipment, or decoration:
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show

To disclose in a breach of confidence

spill
To cause or allow (a substance) to run or fall out of a container.
To scatter (objects) from containment:
To shed (blood).

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1. To cause or allow (a substance) to run or fall out of a container.
2. To scatter (objects) from containment:
3. To shed (blood).
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unveil
To remove a veil or covering from.
To disclose; reveal.
To take off one's veil.

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1. To remove a veil or covering from.
2. To disclose; reveal.
3. To take off one's veil.
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uncover
To remove the cover from:
To manifest or disclose; reveal:
To remove the hat from, as in respect or reverence.

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1. To remove the cover from:
2. To manifest or disclose; reveal:
3. To remove the hat from, as in respect or reverence.
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tell
To communicate by speech or writing; express with words:
To give a detailed account of; narrate:
To notify (someone) of something; inform:

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1. To communicate by speech or writing; express with words:
2. To give a detailed account of; narrate:
3. To notify (someone) of something; inform:
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reveal
To make known (something concealed or unknown):
To cause to be seen; show:
To make known by supernatural or divine means:

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1. To make known (something concealed or unknown):
2. To cause to be seen; show:
3. To make known by supernatural or divine means:
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let out
A means of evasion or avoidance.

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1. A means of evasion or avoidance.
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give away
To make a gift of (something).
To relinquish control over.
To formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father.

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1. To make a gift of (something).
2. To relinquish control over.
3. To formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father.
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expose
To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition:
To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.
To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm:

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1. To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition:
2. To subject (a photographic film, for example) to the action of light.
3. To deprive of shelter or protection; lay open to danger or harm:
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divulge
To make known (something private or secret).
To proclaim publicly.

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1. To make known (something private or secret).
2. To proclaim publicly.
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blab
To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.
To reveal secret matters indiscreetly.
To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly.

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1. To reveal (secret matters), especially through indiscreet or unreserved talk.
2. To reveal secret matters indiscreetly.
3. To chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly.
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betray
To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against:
To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance:
To be false or disloyal to:

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1. To give aid or information to an enemy of; commit treason against:
2. To inform upon or deliver into the hands of an enemy in violation of a trust or allegiance:
3. To be false or disloyal to:
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show

Another word for discover

Verb

smoke-out
(idiomatic) to drive out using smoke
(idiomatic) to expose

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1. (idiomatic) to drive out using smoke
2. (idiomatic) to expose
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track down
(idiomatic) To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.

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1. (idiomatic) To hunt for or locate; to search for; to find.
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run down
not wound and therefore not running, as a spring-operated clock
in poor physical condition, as from overwork; debilitated
fallen into disrepair; dilapidated

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1. not wound and therefore not running, as a spring-operated clock
2. in poor physical condition, as from overwork; debilitated
3. fallen into disrepair; dilapidated
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put-one-s-finger-on
(idiomatic) To identify, specify, name or pick out (usually negative)

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1. (idiomatic) To identify, specify, name or pick out (usually negative)
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lay-one-s-hands-on
lay hands on

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1. lay hands on
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put one's hands on
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get-one-s-hands-on
(idiomatic) To get; to obtain; to secure.

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1. (idiomatic) To get; to obtain; to secure.
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get-wind-of
(idiomatic) To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.

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1. (idiomatic) To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.
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nose out
to find something using ones sense of smell.
(figuratively) To find something by searching.
to defeat an opponent by a small margin.

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1. to find something using ones sense of smell.
2. (figuratively) To find something by searching.
3. to defeat an opponent by a small margin.
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sniff-out
To find something using the sense of smell.
(idiomatic) to find, especially to find something that cannot be seen.

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1. To find something using the sense of smell.
2. (idiomatic) to find, especially to find something that cannot be seen.
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turn up
(intransitive) To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc. upwards.

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1. (intransitive) To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
2. To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
3. To reposition by rotating, flipping, etc. upwards.
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dig-up
to excavate something
(idiomatic) to discover something by digging; to unearth

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1. to excavate something
2. (idiomatic) to discover something by digging; to unearth
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dig out
To find, or retrieve something by removing overlying material, or material that hides it
(intransitive) Used other than as an idiom: see dig,"Ž out.

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1. To find, or retrieve something by removing overlying material, or material that hides it
2. (intransitive) Used other than as an idiom: see dig,"Ž out.
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get wise (to)
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catch a glimpse of
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find a clue
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bring out
To elicit, evoke, or emphasize a particular quality.
(chiefly UK) To place (something new for public sale) on the market; roll out.
(chiefly UK) To make a shy person more confident.

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1. To elicit, evoke, or emphasize a particular quality.
2. (chiefly UK) To place (something new for public sale) on the market; roll out.
3. (chiefly UK) To make a shy person more confident.
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spy
One who secretly collects information concerning the enemies of a government or group.
One who secretly collects information for a business about one or more of its competitors.
One who secretly keeps watch on another or others.

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1. One who secretly collects information concerning the enemies of a government or group.
2. One who secretly collects information for a business about one or more of its competitors.
3. One who secretly keeps watch on another or others.
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see
To perceive with the eye:
To detect by means analogous to use of the eye:
To attend or view as a spectator:

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1. To perceive with the eye:
2. To detect by means analogous to use of the eye:
3. To attend or view as a spectator:
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hear
To perceive (sound) by the ear:
To learn by hearing; be told by others:
To listen to (something) attentively or in an official capacity, as in a court:

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1. To perceive (sound) by the ear:
2. To learn by hearing; be told by others:
3. To listen to (something) attentively or in an official capacity, as in a court:
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smell
The sense, located in the nasal cavities of mammals and relying on the olfactory nerves, by which molecules borne in a fluid such as air can be perceived; the olfactory sense.
A similar sense in other animals, as insects' ability to perceive air-borne molecules with their antennae.
The act or an instance of smelling:

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1. The sense, located in the nasal cavities of mammals and relying on the olfactory nerves, by which molecules borne in a fluid such as air can be perceived; the olfactory sense.
2. A similar sense in other animals, as insects' ability to perceive air-borne molecules with their antennae.
3. The act or an instance of smelling:
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sight
The ability to see.
Field of vision:
The act or fact of seeing:

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1. The ability to see.
2. Field of vision:
3. The act or fact of seeing:
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feel
To perceive through the sense of touch:
To perceive as a physical sensation:
To touch:

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1. To perceive through the sense of touch:
2. To perceive as a physical sensation:
3. To touch:
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sense
Any of the faculties by which stimuli from outside or inside the body are received and felt, as the faculties of hearing, sight, smell, touch, taste, and equilibrium.
A perception or feeling produced by a stimulus; sensation:
The faculties of sensation as means of providing physical gratification and pleasure.

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1. Any of the faculties by which stimuli from outside or inside the body are received and felt, as the faculties of hearing, sight, smell, touch, taste, and equilibrium.
2. A perception or feeling produced by a stimulus; sensation:
3. The faculties of sensation as means of providing physical gratification and pleasure.
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evolve
To develop or achieve gradually:
To work (something) out; devise:
To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.

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1. To develop or achieve gradually:
2. To work (something) out; devise:
3. To develop (a characteristic) by evolutionary processes.
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make out
To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque) to a given recipient, payee. [from 15th c.]
To discern; to manage to see, hear etc. [from 16th c.]
(now chiefly US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.). [from 17th c.]

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1. To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque) to a given recipient, payee. [from 15th c.]
2. To discern; to manage to see, hear etc. [from 16th c.]
3. (now chiefly US, regional, intransitive) To manage, get along; to do (well, badly etc.). [from 17th c.]
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create
To cause to exist; bring into being:
To give rise to; produce:
To produce through artistic or imaginative effort:

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1. To cause to exist; bring into being:
2. To give rise to; produce:
3. To produce through artistic or imaginative effort:
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realize
To comprehend completely or correctly.
To bring into reality; make real:
To make realistic:

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1. To comprehend completely or correctly.
2. To bring into reality; make real:
3. To make realistic:
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notice
The act of noting or observing; perception or attention:
Respectful attention or consideration:
A written or printed announcement:

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1. The act of noting or observing; perception or attention:
2. Respectful attention or consideration:
3. A written or printed announcement:
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locate
To determine or specify the position or limits of:
To find by searching, examining, or experimenting:
To place at a certain location; station or situate:

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1. To determine or specify the position or limits of:
2. To find by searching, examining, or experimenting:
3. To place at a certain location; station or situate:
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spot
A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings.
A blemish, mark, or pimple on the skin.
A stain or blot.

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1. A mark on a surface differing sharply in color from its surroundings.
2. A blemish, mark, or pimple on the skin.
3. A stain or blot.
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catch
To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
To take hold of, especially forcibly or suddenly; grasp:
To stop (oneself) from doing an action:

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1. To get and hold (something that has been in motion) in a hand, the hands, a container, or an implement:
2. To take hold of, especially forcibly or suddenly; grasp:
3. To stop (oneself) from doing an action:
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disinter
To dig up or remove from a grave or tomb; exhume.
To bring to public notice; disclose.

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1. To dig up or remove from a grave or tomb; exhume.
2. To bring to public notice; disclose.
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devise
To form, plan, or arrange in the mind; design or contrive:
To transmit or give (real property) by will.
To suppose; imagine.

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1. To form, plan, or arrange in the mind; design or contrive:
2. To transmit or give (real property) by will.
3. To suppose; imagine.
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identify
To establish or recognize the identity of; ascertain as a certain person or thing:
To determine the taxonomic classification of (an organism).
To ascertain as having a certain characteristic or feature:

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1. To establish or recognize the identity of; ascertain as a certain person or thing:
2. To determine the taxonomic classification of (an organism).
3. To ascertain as having a certain characteristic or feature:
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glimpse
A brief, incomplete view or look.
A brief flash of light.
To obtain a brief, incomplete view of.

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1. A brief, incomplete view or look.
2. A brief flash of light.
3. To obtain a brief, incomplete view of.
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perceive
To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing:
To cause or allow the mind to become aware of (a stimulus):
To achieve understanding of; apprehend:

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1. To become aware of (something) directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing:
2. To cause or allow the mind to become aware of (a stimulus):
3. To achieve understanding of; apprehend:
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come-up-with
(idiomatic) To invent, create, or think of.

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1. (idiomatic) To invent, create, or think of.
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think of
To create in one's mind; to originate an idea through thought.

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1. To create in one's mind; to originate an idea through thought.
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encounter
A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief:
A hostile or adversarial confrontation:
To meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon:

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1. A meeting, especially one that is unplanned, unexpected, or brief:
2. A hostile or adversarial confrontation:
3. To meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon:
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meet-with
Used other than as an idiom: see meet,‎ with.
(chiefly US) To have a meeting with (someone).
To encounter; to experience.

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1. Used other than as an idiom: see meet,‎ with.
2. (chiefly US) To have a meeting with (someone).
3. To encounter; to experience.
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fall-upon
To fall on; to experience; to suffer.

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1. To fall on; to experience; to suffer.
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strike
To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement:
To inflict (a blow).
To penetrate or pierce:

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1. To hit sharply, as with a hand, fist, weapon, or implement:
2. To inflict (a blow).
3. To penetrate or pierce:
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strike upon
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stumble-upon
(figuratively) To discover or find something by accident.
(figuratively) To meet somebody by chance.

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1. (figuratively) To discover or find something by accident.
2. (figuratively) To meet somebody by chance.
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hit-upon
To address.
(idiomatic) To think of; to invent; to realize.

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1. To address.
2. (idiomatic) To think of; to invent; to realize.
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light on
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come across
(idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image.
To find, usually by accident.

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1. (idiomatic) To give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image.
2. To find, usually by accident.
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run across
To cross by running.
(idiomatic) To find or discover by chance.

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1. To cross by running.
2. (idiomatic) To find or discover by chance.
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happen on
to find by chance,

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1. to find by chance,
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come on
Something offered to allure or attract; an inducement, especially to buy.
A sexual or romantic approach or proposal.

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1. Something offered to allure or attract; an inducement, especially to buy.
2. A sexual or romantic approach or proposal.
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look up
See lookup.

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unearth
To bring up out of the earth; dig up.
To bring to public notice; uncover.

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1. To bring up out of the earth; dig up.
2. To bring to public notice; uncover.
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elicit
To call forth, draw out, or provoke (a response or reaction, for example):

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1. To call forth, draw out, or provoke (a response or reaction, for example):
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trace
A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing.
Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige:
An extremely small amount or barely perceivable indication:

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1. A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, animal, or thing.
2. Evidence or an indication of the former presence or existence of something; a vestige:
3. An extremely small amount or barely perceivable indication:
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root out
To remove or abolish completely.
To search for and discover.

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1. To remove or abolish completely.
2. To search for and discover.
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ferret-out
To discover something after searching.

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1. To discover something after searching.
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uncover
To remove the cover from:
To manifest or disclose; reveal:
To remove the hat from, as in respect or reverence.

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1. To remove the cover from:
2. To manifest or disclose; reveal:
3. To remove the hat from, as in respect or reverence.
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bring-to-light
(idiomatic) To expose or disclose something that was hidden or unknown.

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1. (idiomatic) To expose or disclose something that was hidden or unknown.
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become conscious of
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become aware of
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gain knowledge of
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awake to
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open one's eyes
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hear about
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hear of
To become aware of (a subject, person) through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience.

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1. To become aware of (a subject, person) through second-hand knowledge, or not through personal experience.
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find out once and for all
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explore
To investigate systematically; examine:
To search into or travel in for the purpose of discovery:
To examine (a body cavity or interior part) for diagnostic purposes, especially by surgery.

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1. To investigate systematically; examine:
2. To search into or travel in for the purpose of discovery:
3. To examine (a body cavity or interior part) for diagnostic purposes, especially by surgery.
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contrive
To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise:
To invent or fabricate, especially by improvisation:
To plan with evil intent; scheme:

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1. To plan with cleverness or ingenuity; devise:
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3. To plan with evil intent; scheme:
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observe
To be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention; notice:
To watch attentively:
To make a systematic or scientific observation of:

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1. To be or become aware of, especially through careful and directed attention; notice:
2. To watch attentively:
3. To make a systematic or scientific observation of:
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determine
To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation:
To give direction to by making decisions; devise or control:
To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.

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1. To establish or ascertain definitely, as after consideration, investigation, or calculation:
2. To give direction to by making decisions; devise or control:
3. To decide or settle (a dispute, for example) conclusively and authoritatively.
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distinguish
To perceive as being different or distinct:
To perceive distinctly; discern:
To demonstrate or describe as being different or distinct:

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1. To perceive as being different or distinct:
2. To perceive distinctly; discern:
3. To demonstrate or describe as being different or distinct:
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recognize
To know to be something that has been perceived before:
To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of:

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1. To know to be something that has been perceived before:
2. To know or identify from past experience or knowledge:
3. To perceive or show acceptance of the validity or reality of:
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descry
To catch sight of (something difficult to discern).
To discover by careful observation or scrutiny; detect:

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1. To catch sight of (something difficult to discern).
2. To discover by careful observation or scrutiny; detect:
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discern
To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish:
To recognize or understand as being distinct or different:

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1. To perceive with the eyes; detect or distinguish:
2. To recognize or understand as being distinct or different:
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detect
To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of.
To discern (something hidden or subtle):
To learn something hidden and often improper about:

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1. To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of.
2. To discern (something hidden or subtle):
3. To learn something hidden and often improper about:
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ascertain
To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation.
To make certain, definite, and precise.

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1. To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation.
2. To make certain, definite, and precise.
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learn
To gain knowledge of or skill in through study, instruction, or experience:
To become aware or informed of; find out:
To fix in the mind or memory; memorize:

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1. To gain knowledge of or skill in through study, instruction, or experience:
2. To become aware or informed of; find out:
3. To fix in the mind or memory; memorize:
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invent
To produce or contrive (something previously unknown) by the use of ingenuity or imagination.
To make up; fabricate:

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1. To produce or contrive (something previously unknown) by the use of ingenuity or imagination.
2. To make up; fabricate:
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find out
(idiomatic) To discover, as by asking or exploring.

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1. (idiomatic) To discover, as by asking or exploring.
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find
To come upon, often by accident; meet with:
To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort:
To discover or ascertain through observation, experience, or study:

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1. To come upon, often by accident; meet with:
2. To come upon or discover by searching or making an effort:
3. To discover or ascertain through observation, experience, or study:
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See also:

learn

invent

find

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