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Webster 1913 Edition
Mislead
Mis-lead′
(mĭs-lēd′)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Misled
(mĭs-lĕd′)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Misleading
.] 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
To the
mislead
and lonely traveler. Milton.
Syn. – To delude; deceive. See
Deceive
. Webster 1828 Edition
Mislead
MISLE'AD
,Verb.
T.
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,
But of the two, less dangerous is th' offense,
To tire our patience, than mislead our sense.
Definition 2024
mislead
mislead
English
Verb
mislead (third-person singular simple present misleads, present participle misleading, simple past and past participle misled) (transitive)
- (literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.
- To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
- To deceptively trick into something wrong.
- The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin
- To accidentally or intentionally confuse.
Synonyms
- (lead in a false direction): misguide, misinform
- (deceive by giving a false impression): deceive, delude, beguile, cheat
- (trick into something wrong): seduce
Derived terms
- misleading adj
Translations
lead in a false direction
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to deceive by lies or other false impression
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to deceptively trick into something wrong
References
- mislead in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- mislead in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913