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· smell out
verb
recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
"He can smell out trouble"
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
"I sense his hostility"
Similar words
nose out
scent out
sniff out
sense
smell
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).