detect

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 See also 1.3.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin detectus, perfect passive participle of detegere (“‘to uncover or disclose’”) < de- + tegere (“‘to cover’”); see tegument, tile, thatch

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• Rhymes: -ɛkt

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to detect (third-person singular simple present detects, present participle detecting, simple past and past participle detected)

1. to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing

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• detection
• detective
• detector

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• discover
• find
• stumble upon

[edit] External links

• detect in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• detect in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911