come out of the closet vs discover

come out of the closet and discover both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
come out of the closet	No	No	Yes	No
discover	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, discover is a hypernym of come out of the closet; that is, discover is a word with a broader meaning than come out of the closet:

come out of the closet: to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
discover: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Other hypernyms of come out of the closet include break, bring out, disclose, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.

come out of the closet (verb)	discover (verb)
to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
	identify as in botany or biology, for example
	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
	make a discovery, make a new finding
	see for the first time; make a discovery
	discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
	find unexpectedly

come out of the closet vs discover

come out of the closet and discover both are verbs.

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