discover vs find out

discover and find out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discover	No	No	Yes	No
find out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, discover and find out are synonyms defined as:

discover and find out: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

Other synonyms of discover include get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see.

As verbs, find out is a hyponym of discover; that is, find out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discover:

discover: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
find out: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act

Other hyponyms of discover include catch out, sense, instantiate, trace, see.

discover (verb)	find out (verb)
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
identify as in botany or biology, for example	trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
make a discovery, make a new finding	find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
see for the first time; make a discovery
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
find unexpectedly