empiricism

discovery, detection, disenchantment; ascertainment, disclosure, find, revelation., trover.

discover, find, determine, evolve; fix upon; find out, trace out, make out, hunt out, fish out, worm out, ferret out, root out; fathom; bring out, draw out; educe, elicit, bring to light; dig up, grub up, fish up; unearth, disinter., solve, resolve; unriddle, unravel, unlock; pick the lock, open the lock; find a clue, find a clew to; interpret; disclose., trace, get at; hit it, have it; lay one's finger upon, lay one's hands upon; spot; get at the truth, arrive at the truth [more]; put the saddle on the right horse, hit the right nail an the head, hit the nail an the head., be near the truth, burn; smoke, scent, sniff, smell a rat., open the eyes to; see through, see daylight, see in its true colors, see the cloven foot; detect; catch, catch tripping., pitch upon, fall upon, light upon, hit upon, stumble upon, pop upon; come across; meet with, fall in with., recognize, realize, verify, make certain of, identify.