detected

de-tect-ed · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Discovered or identified the presence of something.

  2. 2.

    Noticed something subtle or partly hidden.

Related words

Antonyms: missed, overlooked
See also: detect, detection, undetected
Synonyms: discovered, found, identified, noticed

Etymology

Past tense of detect, from Latin detectus, past participle of detegere meaning "to uncover."