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detect (v.)
early 15c., from Latin
detectus
, past participle of
detegere
"uncover, expose," figuratively "discover, reveal, disclose," from
de-
"un-, off" (see
de-
) +
tegere
"to cover" (see
stegosaurus
). Related:
Detected
;
detecting
.
