de·tect  (dĭ-těkt')  tr.v. de·tect·ed, de·tect·ing, de·tects
[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. |