discover
Usage
What are other ways to say discover?
The verb discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning.
Example Sentences
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Human remains have been discovered on Ben Nevis following the search for a walker who went missing three years ago.
From BBC
Next, they examined how sponge skeletons developed over time and discovered that spicules arose independently in separate sponge lineages.
From Science Daily
The researchers also discovered that certain drugs can reverse the process.
From Science Daily
When the team compared their findings with earlier research, they discovered that immune signaling molecules called cytokines can trigger many of the same cellular changes observed during aging.
From Science Daily
Penicillin, discovered by Alexander Fleming in the mid 20th century, blocks a late stage of peptidoglycan production.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
