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DISCOVER, v.t. [See Cover.]

1. Literally, to uncover; to remove a covering. Isaiah 22.

2. To lay open to the view; to disclose; to show; to make visible; to expose to view something before unseen or concealed.

Go, draw aside the curtains and discover the several caskets to this noble prince.

He discovereth deep things out of darkness. Job 12.

Law can discover sin, but not remove.

3. To reveal; to make known.

We will discover ourselves to them. 1 Samuel 14.

Discover not a secret to another. Proverbs 25.

4. To espy; to have the first sight of; as, a man at mast-head discovered land.

When we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand. Acts 21.

5. To find out; to obtain the first knowledge of; to come to the knowledge of something sought or before unknown. Columbus discovered the variation of the magnetic needle. We often discover our mistakes, when too late to prevent their evil effects.

6. To detect; as, we discovered the artifice; the thief, finding himself discovered, attempted to escape.

Discover differs from invent. We discover what before existed, though to us unknown; we invent what did not before exist.


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DISCOVER, v.t. [See Cover.]

1. Literally, to uncover; to remove a covering. Isaiah 22.

2. To lay open to the view; to disclose; to show; to make visible; to expose to view something before unseen or concealed.

Go, draw aside the curtains and discover the several caskets to this noble prince.

He discovereth deep things out of darkness. Job 12.

Law can discover sin, but not remove.

3. To reveal; to make known.

We will discover ourselves to them. 1 Samuel 14.

Discover not a secret to another. Proverbs 25.

4. To espy; to have the first sight of; as, a man at mast-head discovered land.

When we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand. Acts 21.

5. To find out; to obtain the first knowledge of; to come to the knowledge of something sought or before unknown. Columbus discovered the variation of the magnetic needle. We often discover our mistakes, when too late to prevent their evil effects.

6. To detect; as, we discovered the artifice; the thief, finding himself discovered, attempted to escape.

Discover differs from invent. We discover what before existed, though to us unknown; we invent what did not before exist.

DIS-CO'VER, v.t. [Fr. decouvrir; de, for des or dis, and couvrir, to cover; Sp. descubrir; Port. descobrir; It. scoprire. See Cover.]

  1. Literally, to uncover; to remove a covering. – Is. xxii.
  2. To lay open to view; to disclose; to show; to make visible; to expose to view something before unseen or conceded. Go, draw aside the curtains and discover / The several caskets to this noble prince. – Shak. He discovereth deep things out of darkness. – Job xii. Law can discover sin, but not remove. – Milton. [In these passages, the word should be uncover.]
  3. To reveal; to make known. We will discover ourselves to them. – 1 Sam. xiv. Discover not a secret to another. – Prov. xxv.
  4. To espy; have the first sight of; as, a man at masthead discovered land. When we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand. – Acts xxi.
  5. To find out; to obtain the first knowledge of; to come to the knowledge of something sought or before unknown. Columbus discovered the variation of the magnetic needle. We often discover our mistakes, when too late to prevent their evil effects.
  6. To detect; as, we discovered the artifice; the thief, finding himself discovered, attempted to escape. Discover differs from invent. We discover what before existed, though to us unknown; we invent what did not before exist.

Dis*cov"er
  1. To uncover.

    [Obs.]

    Whether any man hath pulled down or discovered any church. Abp. Grindal.

  2. To discover or show one's self.

    [Obs.]

    This done, they discover. Decker.

    Nor was this the first time that they discovered to be followers of this world. Milton.

  3. To disclose; to lay open to view; to make visible; to reveal; to make known; to show (what has been secret, unseen, or unknown).

    Go, draw aside the curtains, and discover
    The several caskets to this noble prince.     Shak.

    Prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity doth best discover virtue. Bacon.

    We will discover ourselves unto them. 1 Sam. xiv. 8.

    Discover not a secret to another. Prov. xxv. 9.

  4. To obtain for the first time sight or knowledge of, as of a thing existing already, but not perceived or known; to find; to ascertain; to espy; to detect.

    Some to discover islands far away. Shak.

  5. To manifest without design; to show.

    The youth discovered a taste for sculpture. C. J. Smith.

  6. To explore; to examine.

    [Obs.]

    Syn. -- To disclose; bring out; exhibit; show; manifest; reveal; communicate; impart; tell; espy; find; out; detect. -- To Discover, Invent. We discover what existed before, but remained unknown; we invent by forming combinations which are either entirely new, or which attain their end by means unknown before. Columbus discovered America; Newton discovered the law of gravitation; Whitney invented the cotton gin; Galileo invented the telescope.

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Discover

DISCOVER, verb transitive [See Cover.]

1. Literally, to uncover; to remove a covering. Isaiah 22:8.

2. To lay open to the view; to disclose; to show; to make visible; to expose to view something before unseen or concealed.

Go, draw aside the curtains and discover the several caskets to this noble prince.

He discovereth deep things out of darkness. Job 12:22.

Law can discover sin, but not remove.

3. To reveal; to make known.

We will discover ourselves to them. 1 Samuel 14:8.

DISCOVER not a secret to another. Proverbs 25:9.

4. To espy; to have the first sight of; as, a man at mast-head discovered land.

When we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand. Acts 21:3.

5. To find out; to obtain the first knowledge of; to come to the knowledge of something sought or before unknown. Columbus discovered the variation of the magnetic needle. We often discover our mistakes, when too late to prevent their evil effects.

6. To detect; as, we discovered the artifice; the thief, finding himself discovered, attempted to escape.

DISCOVER differs from invent. We discover what before existed, though to us unknown; we invent what did not before exist.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

3. Weight or consequence in self-estimation.

He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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RETRE'AT, n. [L. retractus, retraho; re and traho.]

1. The act of retiring; a withdrawing of one's self from any place.

But beauty's triumph is well tim'd retreat.

2. Retirement; state of privacy or seclusion from noise, bustle or company.

Here in the calm still mirror of retreat.

3. Place of retirement or privacy.

He built his son a house of pleasure - and spared no cost to make it a delicious retreat.

4. Place of safety or security.

That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat from sudden April show'rs, a shelter from the heat.

5. In military affairs, the retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position. A retreat is properly an orderly march, in which circumstance it differs from a flight.

6. The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy; or the order and disposition of ships declining an engagement.

7. The beat of the drum at the firing of the evening gun, to warn soldiers to forbear firing and the sentinels to challenge.

RETRE'AT, v.i.

1. To retire from any position or place.

2. To withdraw to a private abode or to any secluded situation.

3. To retire to a place of safety or security; as, to retreat into a den or into a fort.

4. To move back to a place before occupied; to retire.

The rapid currents drive, towards the retreating sea, their furious tide.

5. To retire from an enemy or from any advanced position.

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