underdetect

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verb

To detect less of (something) than is actually present.

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Meanings

verbunderdetect (third-person singular simple present underdetects, present participle underdetecting, simple past and past participle underdetected)

present singular third person underdetects · participle present underdetecting · participle past underdetected · past underdetected

  1. transitiveTo detect less of (something) than is actually present.

Origin

From under- + detect.

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APA

underdetect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdetect

MLA

“underdetect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdetect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underdetect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdetect.

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