Construct and Discover

Construct

Construct verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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Discover and construct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discover" instead a verb "Construct".

Discover verb - To come to an awareness of.

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Construct and discover are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Construct" instead a verb "Discover".

device	construct device	discover device
character	construct character	discover character
life	construct life	discover life
body	construct body	discover body
Other words: base, house, bomb, room, way, plan, identity, story, ship, portal, city, bodies, identities.

Subverted in Azure Bonds, in which the heroine awakens in an inn with some, but not all, of her memories missing, only to discover over the course of the novel that her memories are fake, and that she is in fact a rogue magical construct that was only built a few weeks ago.

Source: Quest for Identity
The species of dinosaur named Troodon, who live during the late Cretaceous, discover a way to travel through time throughout the Mesozoic Era using "time tunnels." They construct a railroad and steam-powered train that carries passengers throughout different points in the Mesozoic Era.

Source: Grand Unified Timeline / Prehistory
Because of the way physics work, basic electronics are not completely impossible to construct, but it is highly unlikely that the characters (or any members of their race) would ever discover the principles behind it without a lot of luck or help.

Source: Aliens Never Invented the Wheel

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