tattle vs discover

tattle is a noun but discover is not a noun.

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

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

tattle: divulge confidential information or secrets
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 tattle include break, bring out, disclose, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.

tattle (noun)	discover (noun)
disclosing information or giving evidence about another

tattle (verb)	discover (verb)
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
divulge confidential information or secrets	identify as in botany or biology, for example
	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