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`de· tect | \ di-ˈtekt
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`detected; detecting; detects
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`Definition of detect
`transitive verb
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`1 : to discover the true character of detecting drug smugglers
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`2 : to discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of detect alcohol in the blood
`Do I detect a note of sarcasm in your voice?
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`3 : DEMODULATE
`intransitive verb
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`: to work as a detective
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` , dē- \ noun
`detectability \ di- ˌtek- tə- ˈbi- lə- tē
`detectable \ di- ˈtek- tə- bəl
` , dē- \ adjective
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`Synonyms & Antonyms for detect
`Synonyms
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`Antonyms
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`miss,
`overlook,
`pass over
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`Examples of detect in a Sentence
`The test is used to detect the presence of alcohol in the blood. This type of cancer is difficult
`to detect in its early stages.
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`Recent Examples on the Web Some areas use wastewater tracking to detect genetic
`material associated with the coronavirus as an alternate measure of the virus’s prevalence
`in a community. — Fenit Nirappil Abd Hannah Knowles, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Jan.
`2022 Most use website scrapers or bots to detect changes on a product's webpage on large
`retail websites. — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2022 Navies around the world use
`sonobuoys to detect submarines, allowing sub hunters to quickly form their own underwater
`detection grids. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 Jan. 2022 Your video doorbell can
`most likely use its onboard computer vision capabilities to detect family, friends, pets, and
`strangers. — Gear Team, Wired, 6 Jan. 2022 The researchers have released a free
`software tool that people can use to detect if their MikroTik device is either vulnerable or
`infected. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Dec. 2021 Simmers said that state police brought
`in an expert to use an ultraviolet black light to detect bodily fluids in the area Betsy had
`been found. — NBC News, 28 Nov. 2021 The property typically runs five to eight ghost
`tours a day — that number shoots up in October — and Workman says some of their
`guides use electromagnetic field (EMF) meters to detect the presence of spirits. —
`Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2021 Those microscopes use a beam of electrons to detect the
`shape of objects that are too small to see with a regular light microscope. — Eva Amsen,
`Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
`These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to
`reflect current usage of the word 'detect.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent
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`First Known Use of detect
`1574, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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`History and Etymology for detect
`Middle English, from Latin detectus, past participle of detegere to uncover, detect, from de-
`+ tegere to cover — more at thatch
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`“Detect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-
`webster.com/dictionary/detect. Accessed 4 Feb. 2022.
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`English Language Learners Definition of detect
`: to discover or notice the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see, hear, taste,
`etc.)
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`See the full definition for detect in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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`detect
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`verb
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`de· tect | \ di-ˈtekt
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`detected; detecting
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`Kids Definition of detect
`: to learn that something or someone is or was there detect smoke
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`Other Words from detect
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`detector \ - ˈtek- tər \ noun
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