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detect vs catch out

catch out vs detect

detect and catch out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
detect No No Yes No
catch out No No Yes No
As verbs, catch out is a hyponym of detect; that is, catch out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than detect:
  • detect: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
  • catch out: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
Other hyponyms of detect include find out, sense, instantiate, trace, see.
detect (verb) catch out (verb)
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
Difference between detect and catch out

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