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Detect vs Damage - What's the difference?

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As verbs the difference between detect and damage

is that detect is to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing while damage is to impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

As an adjective detect

is detected.

As a noun damage is

injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.

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

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Detected.
    • (Fabyan)

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    damage

    English

    (wikipedia damage)

    Noun

  • Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
    • The storm did a lot of damage to the area.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Great errors and absurdities many commit for want of a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage both of their fame and fortune.
  • (slang) Cost or expense.
    • "What's the damage ?" he asked the waiter.

    Verb

    (damag)
  • To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
    • Be careful not to damage any of the fragile items while unpacking them.
  • * Clarendon
    • He came up to the English admiral and gave him a broadside, with which he killed many of his men and damaged the ship.