detect

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To notice or discover something that is hard to see or find.

   The scientist detected high levels of lead in the water.

Common collocations

• detect a smell Verb + noun

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

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