Discover and Explain

Discover

Discover verb - To come to an awareness of.

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

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Discover and explain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discover" instead a verb "Explain".

ability	discover ability	explain ability
power	discover power	explain power
truth	discover truth	explain truth
name	discover name	explain name
Other words: nature, reason, plot, fact, way, plan, story, existence, origins, powers, abilities.

When they discover that she's hiding it, they explain that he's a double agent, and that he's a boy.

Source: Anime / Himawari!
At the time, this seems like a throwaway gag to explain her English accent; however, in episode 12 we discover that it's a military academy, and that Bloom is actually one of Celestia's top generals.

Source: Web Video / Scootertrix the Abridged
He's not given a chance to explain that he doesn't know how to, which becomes a problem when he does discover something.

Source: Nobody Here But Us Birds

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