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catch out vs detect

detect vs catch out

catch out and detect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
catch out No No Yes No
detect No No Yes No
As verbs, detect is a hypernym of catch out; that is, detect is a word with a broader meaning than catch out:
  • catch out: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
  • detect: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
Other hypernyms of catch out include discover, find, notice, observe.
catch out (verb) detect (verb)
trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
Difference between catch out and detect

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