refract vs find out

refract and find out both are verbs.

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

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

refract: determine the refracting power of (a lens)
find out: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

Other hypernyms of refract include ascertain, determine, find.

refract (verb)	find out (verb)
determine the refracting power of (a lens)	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
subject to refraction	trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
	establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
	find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort