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Definition of Detect
1. Verb. Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of. "We found traces of lead in the paint"
Exact synonyms: Discover, Find, Notice, Observe
Specialized synonyms: Catch Out, Find Out, Sense, Instantiate, Trace, See
Related verbs: Discover, Find
Generic synonyms: Sight, Spy
Derivative terms: Detecting, Detection, Detector, Detector, Discoverer, Discovery, Discovery, Discovery, Find, Finder, Finding, Finding, Notice, Observable, Observance, Observant, Observation, Observation, Observation, Observer
Specialized synonyms: Catch Out, Find Out, Sense, Instantiate, Trace, See
Related verbs: Discover, Find
Generic synonyms: Sight, Spy
Derivative terms: Detecting, Detection, Detector, Detector, Discoverer, Discovery, Discovery, Discovery, Find, Finder, Finding, Finding, Notice, Observable, Observance, Observant, Observation, Observation, Observation, Observer
Definition of Detect
1. a. Detected.
2. v. t. To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light; as, to detect a crime or a criminal; to detect a mistake in an account.
Definition of Detect
1. Verb. to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Detect
1. to discover or perceive [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Detect
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