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mislead

mis·lead [ miss ld ] (past and past participle mis·led [ miss léd ], present participle mis·lead·ing, 3rd person present singular mis·leads)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. inform somebody falsely: to cause somebody to make a mistake or form a false opinion or belief, either by employing deliberate deception or by supplying incorrect information
The defendant is trying to mislead the jury.

2. lead somebody into bad actions: to be responsible for making somebody, especially somebody younger, do wrong or adopt bad habits


mis·lead·er noun
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