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de·tect    Audio Help   (dĭ-těkt')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   de·tect·ed, de·tect·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.


[Middle English detecten, from Latin dētegere, dētēct-, to uncover : dē-, de- + tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]

de·tect'a·ble, de·tect'i·ble adj., de·tect'er n.
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detecting

noun
a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet" [syn: detection] 

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