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   De·tect

   /dəˈtek(t)/

   

   verb

   • 1. discover or identify the presence or existence of: "cancer may soon be detected in its earliest stages"
   • ▪ discern (something intangible or barely perceptible): "Paul detected a faint note of weariness in his father's voice" Similar noticebecome aware ofperceivenotediscernmake outobservespotbecome conscious ofrecognizedistinguishmarkremarkidentifydiagnosecatchdecrysenseseecatch sight ofsmellscenttasteinformal:clockliterary:beholddescryespy
   • ▪ discover or investigate (a crime or its perpetrators): "the public can help the police to detect crime" Similar discoveruncoverfindfind outturn upunearthdig updredge uproot outhunt outnose outferret outexposerevealbring to lightbring into the opencome acrossstumble onchance onhit onencountersolveclear upget to the bottom offind the perpetrator offind the person behindinformal:figure outcrackcatchhunt downfindexposerevealunmasksmoke outferret outtrack downapprehendarrestinformal:nail

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin detect- ‘uncovered’, from the verb detegere, from de- (expressing reversal) + tegere ‘to cover’. The original senses were ‘uncover, expose’ and ‘give someone away’, later ‘expose the real or hidden nature of’; hence the current (partly influenced by detective).

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   Detect definition, to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act: to detect someone cheating. See more.

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   Detect definition: to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act. See examples of DETECT used in a sentence.

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   detect to discover or notice something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear, etc.: The tests are designed to detect the disease early. observe ( formal ) to see or notice someone or something: Let me know if you observe any changes in his behavior.

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   DETECT definition: to discover or notice something, especially something that is difficult to see, hear, smell, etc: . Learn more.

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   DETECT meaning: to discover or notice the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see, hear, taste, etc.)

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   detect meaning, definition, what is detect: to notice or discover something, especia...: Learn more.

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   to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act: to detect someone cheating. to discover the existence of: to detect the odor of gas. to find out the true character or activity of: to detect a spy. Telecommunications. to rectify alternating signal currents in a radio receiver. to demodulate.