Burn and Tease

Burn

Burn verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

Usage example: he's been burned before, so he's careful to double-check such claims now

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Tease and burn are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tease" instead a verb "Burn".

Nearby Words: burning, burned, burnt, burnout, burner

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

Usage example: grew up being teased because his parents were hog farmers

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Burn and tease are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burn" instead a verb "Tease".

Nearby Words: teasing, teased, teaser, teasel

In addition to the slow burn Ship Tease they've had from the start, Victoria makes up her mind to leave the crew.

Source: Did They or Didn't They?

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