find out vs discover

find out and discover both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of find out include detect, find, notice, observe.

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