reveal vs discover

reveal and discover both are verbs.

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

As verbs, reveal and discover are synonyms defined as:

reveal and 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

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

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

reveal: disclose directly or through prophets
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

Other hypernyms of reveal include break, bring out, disclose, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.

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