Discover
Discover verb - To come to an awareness of.
Usage example: I was startled to discover that my keys were missing
Mask
Mask verb - To change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity.
Usage example: the federal agents masked their surveillance vehicle so that it looked like an ordinary moving van
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Parodied in one Justice Friends short from Dexter's Laboratory when Krunk pulls off Major Glory's mask in search of something, only to discover another mask.
Source: Secret Identity - At one point he sneaks into the Big Bad's compound, only to discover that the drug dealer's henchmen are all armed with handguns — and they recognise him immediately, mask or no mask.
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They're rather disappointed to discover that under the mask he's "just some guy".
Source: Anti-Climactic Unmasking
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