Detect vs Overlook - What's the difference?
detect | overlook |
(obsolete) Detected.
To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of
Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly
To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
To fail to notice; to look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking.
To pretend not to have noticed, especially a mistake; to pass over without censure or punishment.
As verbs the difference between detect and overlook
is that detect is to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing while overlook is to look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of.As an adjective detect
is (obsolete) detected.As a noun overlook is
a vista or point that gives a beautiful view.detect
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Derived terms
* detection * detective * detectorSee also
* discover * find * stumble uponAdjective
(-)- (Fabyan)
External links
* *overlook
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(Webster 1913)Verb
(en verb)- to overlook a valley from a hill
- to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter