dis covenant

t. [Pref. dis, and English covenant (q. v.).] To break or di olve a covenant with. IMG:content-0060.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0061.png:[blocks in formation] 2. Figuratively : dis-cover-ing, *des-cuv-er-ing, *dys-cur- (1) To disclose, to reveal, to expose, to make ynge, pr . par ., a . & s. [DISCOVER.] known. "This dede schal i never deschuuer." William of Palerne , 3,191. (2) To show, to exhibit, to manifest. "Frame some feeling line That may discover such integrity." Shakesp.: Two Gentlemen , iii. 2. *(3) To betray, to bring to light, to make public. "I will open my lips in vain, or discover his govern ment."-Shakesp.: Measure for Measure , iii. 1. (4) To espy, to gain the first sight of. "When we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand." Acts xxi. 3. IMG:content-0062.png:[blocks in formation] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip . adj .. (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of exposing, revealing, detecting, or finding out; discovery. 'The time "Discurynge of cownselle." - Prompt . Parv. *dis-cover-měnt, s. [English discover ; ment.] The act of discovering or revealing; discovery. prefixt for this discouerment ." Fairfax: Godfrey of Boulogne , bk. xv., st. 39. dis-cov-ert, * dis-cov-erte, a . & s . [O. Fr. des covert , pa. par. of descovrir ; Fr. découvert .] A. As adjective : 1. Ord. Lang.: Uncovered, exposed, unprotected. "That winter made hadde discovert." Chaucer Dream, 4. 2. Law : Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony. Applied to a woman who is unmarried or a widow. B. As subst .: Any thing or part uncovered, exposed, or unprotected. "A lisa under smot him in the discoverte ." A lisa under, 7,417. dis-cover-türe, s . [Pref. dis , and Eng. coverture (q.v.).] The state or condition of being free from coverture; freedom from coverture. dis-cover-, *dis-cov-er-ie, s. [English dis cover; -y.] I. Ordinary Language : *1. Lit .: The act of uncovering, exposing, or mak *I. Lit .: Το uncover, to unmask. "This done, they discover ."- Decker: Whore of Babylon ing visible. (1607). II. Figuratively: *1. To reveal, to disclose. "That you have discovered thus." *2. To espy, to spy out. Shakesp.: Much Ado , ii. 2. IMG:content-0063.png:[blocks in formation] (1) Crabb thus discriminates between to dis cover, to manifest , and to declare : "The idea of making known is conveyed by all these terms; but discover expre es le than manifest , and that than declare : we discover by indirect means or signs more or le doubtful; we manifest by unquestionable marks; we declare by expre words: talents and dispositions discover themselves; particular feelings and sentiments manifest themselves; facts, opinions, and sentiments are declared : children early discover a turn for some particular art or science; a person manifests his regard for another by unequivocal proofs of kindne ; a person of an open disposition is apt to declare his sentiments without disguise. Things are said to discover , persons only manifest or declare in the proper sense; but they may be used figuratively: it is the nature of everything sublunary to discover symptoms of decay more or le early; it is particularly painful when any one manifests an unfriendly disposition (Crabb: Eng. Synon.) from whom we had reason to expect the contrary." (2) For the difference between to discover and to detect, see DETECT; for that between to discover and to find , see FIND; and for that between to discover and to uncover , see UNCOVER. Blair thus accurately discriminates between the words to discover and to invent: "We invent things that are new; we discover what was before hidden. Galileo invented the telescope; Harvey discovered the circulation of the blood.