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Demolish vs Detect - What's the difference?

demolish | detect |

As verbs the difference between demolish and detect

is that demolish is to destroy; to destruct while detect is to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.

As an adjective detect is

(obsolete) detected.

demolish

English

Verb

(es)
  • To destroy; to destruct.
    • They demolished the old house and put up four townhouses.
  • (figuratively) To utterly defeat.
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    detect

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing

    • Derived terms

    * detection * detective * detector

    See also

    * discover * find * stumble upon

    Adjective

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  • (obsolete) Detected.
    • (Fabyan)

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