entdecken

Definitions of entdecken
  1. verb
    make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
    synonyms: beibringen, enthüllen, eröffnen, offenbaren, preisgeben, verraten
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    types:
    verraten
    reveal unintentionally
    anvertrauen
    reveal in private; tell confidentially
    erleichtern
    relieve oneself of troubling information
    type of:
    erzählen
    let something be known
  2. verb
    get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
    synonyms: bewusst werden, bewußt werden, erfahren, feststellen, gewahr werden, gewahren, herausbekommen, herausfinden, herauskriegen, hören, informieren, innewerden
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    types:
    auskundschaften, erkunden
    search and discover through persistent investigation
  3. verb
    establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
    synonyms: aufweisen, aufzeigen, bestätigen, beweisen, bezeigen, darstellen, zeigen
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    types:
    ausweisen, beweisen, nachweisen
    prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
    type of:
    begründen, bekräftigen, bestätigen, erhärten, festigen
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  4. verb
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    synonyms: auffinden, auftun, beobachten, finden, vorfinden
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    type of:
    sehen
    catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
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