Definition of discover

• v. t. - To uncover.
• v. t. - To disclose; to lay open to view; to make visible; to reveal; to make known; to show (what has been secret, unseen, or unknown).
• v. t. - To obtain for the first time sight or knowledge of, as of a thing existing already, but not perceived or known; to find; to ascertain; to espy; to detect.
• v. t. - To manifest without design; to show.
• v. t. - To explore; to examine.
• v. i. - To discover or show one's self.