(chess) To create by moving a piece out of another piece's line of attack.
(somewhat dated) To expose something previously covered
To see, discover or determine something, unclear, distant or hidden, by looking carefully.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The aution house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"
see for the first time; make a discovery; "Who discovered the North Pole?"
make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Darwin found many new species on the Galapagos Islands"
as in in botany or biology, for example
get to know or become aware of; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
find unexpectedly: "she struck a goldmine"
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted"
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; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won''t reveal how old she is"; "bring
make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
make a discovery
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
