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tell vs discover

discover vs tell

tell and discover both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tell No No Yes No
discover No No Yes No
As verbs, discover is a hyponym of tell; that is, discover is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tell:
  • tell: let something be known
  • 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 hyponyms of tell include digress, divagate, stray, wander, bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal, break, bring out, disclose, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap, spill, talk, air, bare, publicise, publicize, ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell, propagandise, propagandize, announce, annunciate, foretell, harbinger, herald, give, impart, leave, pass on.
tell (verb) discover (verb)
discern or comprehend get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
mark as different identify as in botany or biology, for example
let something be known make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
narrate or give a detailed account of make a discovery, make a new finding
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority see for the first time; make a discovery
give evidence discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
express in words find unexpectedly
inform positively and with certainty and confidence
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