dis·cov·er
[dih-skuhv-er]
verb (used with object)
1.to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity.
2.to notice or realize: I discovered I didn’t have my credit card with me when I went to pay my bill.
3.Archaic. to make known; reveal; disclose.