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detect
verb detected, detecting
    1. To discover or notice the existence or presence of.
      Thesaurus: perceive, notice, observe, recognize, spot, spy, discern, identify, ascertain, expose, uncover.
Derivative: detectable
adj
    Etymology: 16c; 15c, meaning ‘to expose or uncover': from Latin detegere, detectum to uncover.



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