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detect definition

de·tect (dē tekt′, di-)

transitive verb

  1. to catch or discover, as in a misdeed
  2. to discover or manage to perceive (something hidden or not easily noticed) to detect a flaw in an argument
  3. Radio
    1. rectify (sense )
    2. demodulate
  4. Obsolete to uncover; reveal

Etymology: ME detecten < L detectus, pp. of detegere, to uncover < de-, from + tegere, to cover: see thatch

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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