Bait and Deceive

Bait

Bait verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.

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Deceive and bait are semantically related In some cases you can use "Deceive" instead a verb "Bait".

Nearby Words: baited, baiting, baiter, baity

Deceive verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

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Bait and deceive are semantically related in lure topic. Sometimes you can use "Bait" instead a verb "Deceive".

men	bait men	deceive men
place	bait place	deceive place
rest	bait rest	deceive rest
enemy	bait enemy	deceive enemy
Other words: attacks, forces, opponents, enemies.

Sneddon just left his watch post to warn Woodward that the Germans mining team was near his bait - digging a fake tunnel to deceive the German from finding the real - and Rutledge orders him to go back to his watchpost.

Source: Film / Beneath Hill 60

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