Word definition: 'discover' • Lucid Lexicon

discover

Lucid Lexicon

Ancestral Lore

Ancestral Lore of discover

Latin disco, discere "acquire knowledge/skill of/in; learn; get to know" + vere "truthfully; really, truelly, actually"

discover verb

to find out for oneself, to reveal to oneself [OED]
transitive to remove the covering (as a lid, clothing, etc.) from; to uncover [OED]
to make exploration of a particular region, country, etc.; to explore [OED]
Obsolete

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Specific examples and quotes of discover

A pure, unadulterated word

"Discovery is not a goal, it is simply what happens. The moment you set a goal, you have imposed a limitation, and so distanced yourself from the light. This goal reduces the probability of any discovery!"

"Weird Genius"
The Story of Your Ankh
by Sabina Nore

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~☉~	lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
⚜	classic definition
☣	artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense

WEIRD GENIUS
The Story of Your Ankh