detect vs find out

detect and find out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
detect	No	No	Yes	No
find out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, find out is a hyponym of detect; that is, find out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than detect:

detect: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
find out: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act

Other hyponyms of detect include catch out, sense, instantiate, trace, see.

detect (verb)	find out (verb)
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
	trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
	establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
	find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort