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Definitions for Detected

[1] to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act: to detect someone cheating.
[2] to discover the existence of: to detect the odor of gas.
[3] to find out the true character or activity of: to detect a spy.
[4] Telecommunications . to rectify alternating signal currents in a radio receiver. to demodulate.
[5] to perceive or notice to detect a note of sarcasm
[6] to discover the existence or presence of (esp something likely to elude observation) to detect alcohol in the blood
[7] to extract information from (an electromagnetic wave)
[8] obsolete to reveal or expose (a crime, criminal, etc)

Words related to Detected

detectdisclose, reveal, notice, recognize, expose, spot, distinguish, see, observe, identify, catch, uncover, find, encounter, unmask, note, espy, descry, ascertain, meet

Words nearby Detected

detectdetailer, detailing, detain, detainee, detainer, detect, detection, detective, detector, detectorist, detent

Origin of Detected

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dētēctus (past participle of dētegere ), equivalent to dē- de- + teg(ere ) to cover + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Detected

de·tect·a·ble , de·tect·i·ble , adjective
de·tect·a·bil·i·ty , de·tect·i·bil·i·ty , noun
pre·de·tect , verb (used with object)
un·de·tect·a·ble , adjective
un·de·tect·a·bly , adverb
un·de·tect·ed , adjective
un·de·tect·i·ble , adjective

Word origin for Detected

C15: from Latin dētectus uncovered, from dētegere to uncover, from de- + tegere to cover

Synonyms for Detected

catch, disclose, distinguish, encounter, expose, find, identify, notice, observe, recognize, reveal, see, spot, uncover, ascertain, descry, espy, meet, note, scent, unmask, dig up, hit on, hit upon, meet with, nose out, smell out, smoke out, stumble on, track down, tumble into, turn up, wise up to