detect

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈtɛkt/
• Rhymes: -ɛkt

Verb

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

Adjective

detect (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Detected.

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Further reading

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

Anagrams

• dectet