v. The art of gathering information necessary to determine the best course of action. From detegere (uncover) and fy, from ficere (to do or make).
Upon entering a social gathering, public arena or new environment one should detectify the surroundings in order to heighten the social or business experience.
The act of striping a nerd (social or otherwise) of their status as a nerd, in respects such as appearance, behavior, and in really successful cases, of their nerdish beliefs.
Ger.:denerdification
Ex: "Yeah, we're taking Susie to the market to get some normal clothes. We're attempting to denerdify her."
Ex: "Albert's denerdification process is failing miserably."