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de·tect / diˈtekt/ • v. [tr.] discover or identify the presence or existence of: cancer may soon be detected in its earliest stages. ∎ discover or investigate (a crime or its perpetrators): the public can help the police to detect crime. ∎ discern (something intangible or barely perceptible): Paul detected a faint note of weariness in his father's voice. DERIVATIVES: de·tect·a·ble adj. de·tect·a·bly / -əblē/ adv. |
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"detect." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "detect." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-detect.html "detect." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-detect.html |
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detect †uncover, expose XV; expose the secrecy of XVI. f. dētect-, pp. stem of L. dētegere, f. DE- 6 + tegere cover; after †detect pp. (XIV).
So detection XV. — late L. detective XIX; first in detective police(man); hence ellipt. as sb. |
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T. F. HOAD. "detect." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "detect." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-detect.html T. F. HOAD. "detect." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-detect.html |
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•play-act • autodidact
•artefact (US artifact) • cataract
•contact
•marked, unremarked
•Wehrmacht
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•prefect • abject • retroject • intellect
•genuflect • idiolect • dialect • aspect
•circumspect • retrospect • Dordrecht
•vivisect • architect • unbaked
•sun-baked
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"detect." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "detect." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-detect.html "detect." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-detect.html |
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