discover vs reveal

discover and reveal both are verbs.

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

As verbs, discover and reveal are synonyms defined as:

discover and reveal: 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 synonyms of discover include break, bring out, disclose, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, uncover, unwrap.

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

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
reveal: disclose directly or through prophets

discover (verb)	reveal (verb)
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
identify as in botany or biology, for example	make manifest
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret	disclose directly or through prophets
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