Detect: v.tr. (word coming from de- and celer).
The verb “detect” has several meanings:
1. Discover, bring to light (that which was concealed, hidden) (Discover, unveil, reveal).
Discover a secret, an intrigue.
- Quote from the French writer Alfred Victor de Vigny (1797-1863): “Her bare feet, her knees that the dress reveals”.
Detecting someone's intentions.
Detect a gas leak (detect, locate, find).
2. Things: To make known, to be the index of (syno...
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