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1. discover covertly: to discover something by close and discreet examination
 Once he had spied out her weaknesses, he would know how to apply pressure.
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2. investigate covertly: to try to gain information about something by close and discreet examination or by secret reconnaissance
sent scouts ahead to spy out the land between the river and the mountains
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