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Detect

/dɪˈtekt/

To notice or discover something, often something that is not immediately obvious or hidden.

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I can detect a smell of smoke.The sensor detects movement in the room.

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First used around the 15th century, derived from Latin detectus, the past participle of detegere which means to uncover or expose, from de- (down) and tegere (to cover).

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