discovering (verb)

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• discover — verb (T) 1 to find something that was hidden or that people did not know about before: I ve just discovered a secret drawer in my old desk. | The Curies are best known for discovering radium. see invent 2 to find out something yourself, without… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• discover — verb (discovered; discovering) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French descoverir, descovrir, from Late Latin discooperire, from Latin dis + cooperire to cover more at cover Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to make kno …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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