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de·tect  (d-tkt)
tr.v. de·tect·ed, de·tect·ing, de·tects
1. To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of.
2. To discern (something hidden or subtle): detected a note of sarcasm in the remark.
3. To learn something hidden and often improper about: detected the manager in a lie.
4. Electronics To demodulate.

[Middle English detecten, from Latin dtegere, dtct-, to uncover : d-, de- + tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]

de·tecta·ble, de·tecti·ble adj.
de·tecter n.

detect
Verb
1. to perceive or notice: to detect a note of sarcasm
2. to discover the existence or presence of: to detect alcohol in the blood [Latin detegere to uncover]
detectable adj
detector n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.detect - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
catch out, find out - trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"
discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
sense - detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"
instantiate - find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word); "The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect"
trace - discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
see - observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
sight, spy - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"

detect
Translations
Spanish detect [dɪˈtɛkt] vt (= discover) → descubrir;
(MED, POLICE) → identificar;
(MIL, RADAR, TECH) → detectar (= notice); percibir

French detect [dɪˈtɛkt] vtdéceler, percevoir;
(Med, Police) → dépister;
(Mil, Radar, Tech) → détecter

German detect [dɪˈtɛkt] vtwahrnehmen;
(Med, Tech) → feststellen;
(Mil) → ausfindig machen

Italian detect [dɪˈtɛkt] vtscoprire, scorgere;
(MED, POLICE, RADAR etc) → individuare

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Unable to detect a weak point in this scheme of mutual advantage, the financier gave the promoter in disguise an order for the money, and wrote a note to his wife directing her to count out the girl.
Where pride and stupidity unite there can be no dissimulation worthy notice, and Miss Vernon shall be consigned to unrelenting contempt; but by all that I can gather Lady Susan possesses a degree of captivating deceit which it must be pleasing to witness and detect.
"Heart" was intended for a much longer tale, and is unavoidably incomplete; but it is unnecessary to point out defects that even the juvenile reader will soon detect.
 
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