mislead

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(mĭs-lēd') pronunciation
tr.v., -led (-lĕd'), -lead·ing, -leads.
  1. To lead in the wrong direction.
  2. To lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving. See synonyms at deceive.
misleader mis·lead'er n.


has the form misled as its past tense and past participle.

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verb

    To cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation: beguile, betray, bluff, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, take in, trick. Informal bamboozle, have. Slang four-flush. Idioms: lead astray, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put something over on, take for a ride. See honest/dishonest.


v

Definition: give someone the wrong idea, information
Antonyms: advise, counsel, guard, lead, protect

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - føre på afveje, bringe på vildspor, vildlede

Nederlands (Dutch)
misleiden, bedriegen

Français (French)
v. tr. - tromper, induire (qn) en erreur

Deutsch (German)
v. - irreführen, täuschen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - παραπλανώ, εξαπατώ, κατευθύνω λανθασμένα

Italiano (Italian)
ingannare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enganar, seduzir, extraviar

Русский (Russian)
вводить в заблуждение, вести по неправильному пути, развращать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - engañar, equivocar, descaminar, descarriar, corromper

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vilseleda

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
误导

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 誤導

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 속이다, 잘못 인도하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 誤り導く, 誤解させる, 欺く, 悪の道に引き入れる, 悪事に誘う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضلل, يخدع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היטה מדרך הישר, הוליך שולל, רימה, התעה‬


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