Detect and Perceive

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Detect verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.

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Perceive is a synonym for detect in notice topic. In some cases you can use "Perceive" instead a verb "Detect", when it comes to topics like recognise, sound, identify, ascertain.

Perceive verb - To have a vague awareness of.

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Detect is a synonym for perceive in recognise topic. You can use "Detect" instead a verb "Perceive", if it concerns topics such as sound, notice, see, identify.

people	detect people	perceive people
truth	detect truth	perceive truth
creature	detect creature	perceive creature
someone	detect someone	perceive someone
Other words: light, magic, threat, anyone, spirits, humans, emotions, objects, powers, creatures, patterns, auras, ghosts.

Even then, ordinary people still perceive the human disguise; only the eponymous line of monster hunters can detect the Glamour Failure.

Source: Glamour Failure
Or they may not perceive the thing itself in any way (passing right through it, for example), but be able to detect its effects on the surroundings, such as other objects moving by themselves.

Source: Visible To Believers
They can see in perfect darkness, detect the presence of magic both light and dark, and see ordinarily invisible ghosts; the only drawback is that they cannot perceive colors, seeing only in shades of grey.

Source: Blind Seer

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