detect

Formsdetects, detecting, detected

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To find or notice something hidden by looking or checking carefully.

   Like a dog that smells something you cannot see or hear.

   Doctors can detect the illness early with a simple blood test.

   Good sensors detect even a tiny gas leak before it gets worse.

   Similardiscover, identify, spot, uncover, sense

   Oppositemiss, overlook

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2. 2
   verbcolloquialintransitive

   To do the work of a detective, looking for clues and solving cases.

   Like playing a board game where you hunt for clues to find who did it.

   Kids love to detect like the heroes in their favorite mystery books.

   He detected all weekend, chasing clues around the old neighborhood.

   Similarinvestigate, sleuth

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3. 3
   adjectiveobsolete

   Found out and no longer hidden, now brought into the open.

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