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`de -tect (di-tékti)
`tr.v. delect•ed, dedect•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.
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`[Middle English detecten, from Latin détegere, detect-, to uncover: dé-, de- + tegere, to cover, see (s)teg- in
`Indo-European roots.]
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`delectia•ble, dedectii•ble adj.
`delectier n.
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`detect (di'tckt)
`vb (tr)
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`1. to perceive or notice: to detect a note of sarcasm.
`2. to discover the existence or presence of (esp something likely to elude observation): to detect alcohol in the blood.
`3. (Electronics) to extract information from (an electromagnetic wave)
`4. obsolete to reveal or expose (a crime, criminal, etc)
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`[C15: from Latin detectus uncovered, from detegere to uncover, from de- + tegere to cover]
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`detectable, detectible adj
`de'tecter n
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`de-tect (diukt)
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`v.t.
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`1. to discover or notice the existence or presence of: to detect the odor of gas.
`2. to discover (a person) in some act: to detect someone cheating.
`3. to discover the true, usu. concealed or underlying nature of.
`4. to demodulate.
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`[1400-50; late Middle English <Latin detectus, past participle of detegere to uncover]
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`de•tectia•ble, de•tectii•ble, adj.
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`de•tecta•bill•ty, de•tecti•bill•ty, n.
`syn: See learn.
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`detect
`Past participle: detected
`Gerund: detecting
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`Imperative
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`Verb 1. 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"
`E discover, notice, observe, find
`4—> 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"
`4—> discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe
`they found a new elementary particle"
`4—> sense - detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the
`room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"
`4—> 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"
`<—> - discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
`<—> - observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"
`4—> sight, spy - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
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`1. E discover, find, reveal, catch, expose, disclose, uncover, track down, hunt down, unmask, ferret out,
`smoke out equipment used to detect radiation
`2. E notice, see, spot, catch, note, identify, observe, remark, recognize, distinguish, perceive, scent, discern,
`ascertain, descry He could detect a certain sadness in her face.
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`detect verb
`1. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly:
`= catch, descry, discern, espy, glimpse, spot, spy.
`2. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind:
`= descry, discern, distinguish, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, remark, see.
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`detectar descubrir
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`detect [df tekt] VT (= discover) -4 descubrir; (= notice) -> percibir, detectar; [+ crime] -4 descubrir; [+ criminal] ->
`identificar (Tech) (by radar etc) -4 detectar
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`detect (di'tekt) verb
`to notice or discover. She thought she could detect a smell of gas.detectar, sentir
`detective (-tiv) noun
`a person who tries to find criminals or watches suspected persons. She was questioned by detectives detective
`detentiondetain
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`Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary @ 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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`detect
`v detectar, descubrir.
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`English-Spanish Medical Dictionary @ Farlex 2012
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`detect vt detectar
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