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Detect Definition

verb-transitive

Electronics To demodulate.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To discern (something hidden or subtle): detected a note of sarcasm in the remark.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To learn something hidden and often improper about: detected the manager in a lie.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

verb

To discover the true character of.
from Free Scrabble Dictionary
To discover or the existence, presence, or fact of .
from Free Scrabble Dictionary
To work as a .
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