Discover
Discover verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).
Usage example: discovered to his friend how people whom he had trusted had betrayed him
Tell is a synonym for discover in show topic. In some cases you can use "Tell" instead a verb "Discover", when it comes to topics like divulge.
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- Midsomer Murders had a rich Jerkass tell two or three people they'd be the sole inheritors of his fortune (without informing the others), just so that they'd show up to the reading and discover they got nothing.
Source: Inheritance Murder - A later episode has Frank's replacement, Charles Winchester, enjoying a similar lucky streak... until the others discover his tell: he whistles when he's bluffing.
Source: The Magic Poker Equation -
Inheritance Murder: One episode had a rich Jerkass tell two or three people they'd be the sole inheritors of his fortune (without informing the others), just so that they'd show up to the reading and discover they got nothing.
Source: Series / Midsomer Murders
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