Antonyms for discover


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-skuhv-er
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈskʌv ər


Definition of discover

Origin :
  • c.1300, "divulge, reveal, disclose," from Old French descovrir "uncover, unroof, unveil, reveal, betray," from Late Latin discooperire, from Latin dis- "opposite of" (see dis-) + cooperire "to cover up" (see cover). At first with a sense of betrayal or malicious exposure (discoverer originally meant "informant"); the meaning "to obtain knowledge or sight of what was not known" is from 1550s. Related: Discovered; discovering.
  • verb find, uncover
Example sentences :
  • We sought the inhabitants of the woods, but could discover none.
  • Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
  • Wasn't it better to let you discover for yourself, my child?
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • She approached the bed, to discover if Mary's sleep were peaceful.
  • Extract from : « The Wives of The Dead » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • It is from these mounds that we discover the most that we know about early man in the United States.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • He was pleased also to discover that city people did not know everything.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • She was like a hunted hare, dodging everyone she fancied might discover her identity.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • As soon as I can get her alone, I will discover the real truth; but she seems to wish to avoid me.
  • Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
  • "I told you she would be the first to discover them," said Quicksilver to Perseus.
  • Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The reason why he does that is he's afraid someone'll discover he isn't getting at anything.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • As long as I was dissecting I might at least discover the root of the disease.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

Synonyms for discover

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