Catch and Deceive

Catch

Catch verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

Usage example: a number of media outlets were caught by the woman's hard-luck story

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Deceive and catch are semantically related in action topic. In some cases you can use "Deceive" instead a verb "Catch".

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

Deceive verb - To cause to believe what is untrue.

Usage example: he went to great lengths to deceive his family about the nature of his new job at the mall

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

someone	catch someone	deceive someone
suspect	catch suspect	deceive suspect
prey	catch prey	deceive prey
anyone	catch anyone	deceive anyone
Other words: player, enemy, players, opponents, enemies.

Huck disguises himself as a girl but the woman he tries to deceive tests him by tossing him a ball of yarn to see if he knows how to catch things in his skirt.

Source: Hey, Catch!

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