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MISLED
MISLEAD
misinform, mislead
(verb) give false or misleading information to
mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray
(verb) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; “The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
misled
simple past tense and past participle of mislead
Etymology 2
Verb
misled
simple past tense and past participle of misle
Anagrams
• elmids, melids, milsed, slimed, smiled
Source: Wiktionary
Mis*led", imp. & p. p.
Definition: of Mislead.
MISLEAD
Mis*lead", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misled; p. pr. & vb. n. Misleading.] Etym: [AS. misl. See Mis-, and Lead to conduct.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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