Determine and Detect

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Determine

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

Usage example: we failed to determine the answer to the riddle

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Detect is a synonym for determine in settle topic. In some cases you can use "Detect" instead a verb "Determine", when it comes to topics like discover, describe, define.

Nearby Words: determination, determining, determinative, determiner, determinating

Detect

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

Usage example: I can detect just a hint of lemon in the soup

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Determine is a synonym for detect in ascertain topic. You can use "Determine" instead a verb "Detect", if it concerns topics such as describe, define.

Nearby Words: detection, detective, detectable, detected, detecting

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ability	determine ability	detect ability
character	determine character	detect character
life	determine life	detect life
people	determine people	detect people
Other words: truth, range, level, location, events, levels.

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