discover vs conceptualize

discover and conceptualize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discover	No	No	Yes	No
conceptualize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, conceptualize is a hypernym of discover; that is, conceptualize is a word with a broader meaning than discover:

Other hypernyms of discover include conceive, conceptualise, gestate.

discover (verb)	conceptualize (verb)
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally	have the idea for
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