Catch and Disabuse

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

Disabuse is an antonym for catch.

Nearby Words: catchy, catching, catcher

Disabuse

Disabuse verb - To free from mistaken beliefs or foolish hopes.

Catch is an antonym for disabuse.

Nearby Word: disabusing

Common collocations

man catch man disabuse man
anyone catch anyone disabuse anyone
players catch players disabuse players
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