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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Discovered (); p. pr. & vb. n.Discovering.] [OE. discoveren, discuren, descuren, OF. descovrir, descouvrir, F. dcouvrir; des- (L. dis-) + couvrir to cover. See Cover.] 1. To uncover. [Obs.] Whether any man hath pulled down or discovered any church. Abp. Grindal. 2. To disclose; to lay open to view; to make visible; to reveal; to make known; to show (what has been secret, unseen, or unknown). Go, draw aside the curtains, and discover The several caskets to this noble prince. Shak. Prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity doth best discover virtue. Bacon. We will discover ourselves unto them. 1 Sam. xiv. 8. Discover not a secret to another. Prov. xxv. 9. 3. 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. Some to discover islands far away. Shak. 4. To manifest without design; to show. The youth discovered a taste for sculptu Discov"er v. i.To discover or show one's self. [Obs.] This done, they discover. Decker. Nor was this the first time that they discovered to be followers of this world. Milton. スポンサード リンク
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