About The Word Mislead
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Mislead
Mislead Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Mislead?
[v] give false or misleading information to
[v] lead someone in the wrong direction Synonyms | Synonyms for Mislead: lead astray | misguide | misinform Related Terms | Find terms related to Mislead: abuse | bamboozle | be untruthful | beguile | betray | bluff | bowl a googly | bunk | con | corrupt | cozen | debauch | deceive | defile | deflower | delude | despoil | double-cross | draw the longbow | dupe | entice | equivocate | exaggerate | falsify | fib | flimflam | fool | force | gull | hoodwink | humbug | inveigle | juggle | lead astray | lie | lie flatly | lure | misadvise | misdirect | miseducate | misguide | misinform | misinstruct | misteach | mystify | obfuscate | obscure | outwit | pervert | prevaricate | rape | ravage | ravish | ruin | seduce | soil | speak falsely | story | stretch the truth | sully | take | take in | tell a lie | tempt | throw a curve | trick | violate See Also | amplify | betray | conduct | deceive | direct | equivocate | exaggerate | guide | hyerbolise | hyperbolize | inform | lead | lead astray | lie | magnify | overdraw | overstate | palter | prevaricate | sandbag | take | tergiversate Mislead In Webster's Dictionary \Mis*lead"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Misleading}.] [AS. misl?dan. See {Mis-}, and {Lead} to
conduct.]
To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide
into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you.
--Bacon.
To give due light To the mislead and lonely traveler.
--Milton.
Syn: To delude; deceive. See {Deceive}.
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