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mis·lead

Audio Help [mis-leed] Pronunciation Key verb, -led, -lead·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.

2.	to lead into error of conduct, thought, or judgment.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to be misleading; tend to deceive: vague directions that often mislead.

[Origin: bef. 1050; ME misleden, OE mislǣdan. See mis-¹, lead¹

]

—Related forms

mis·lead·er, noun

—Synonyms 1. misguide, misdirect. 2. delude, deceive.

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mis·lead Audio Help (mĭs-lēd') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. mis·led (-lěd'), mis·lead·ing, mis·leads

To lead in the wrong direction.
To lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving. See Synonyms at deceive.

mis·lead'er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
mislead

O.E. mislædan, common Gmc. compound (cf. M.L.G., M.Du. misleiden, O.H.G. misseleiten, Ger. missleiten, Dan. mislede); see mis- (1) + lead (v.).

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mislead
verb
1.	lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
2.	give false or misleading information to [syn: misinform]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
mislead [misˈliːd] verb — past tense, past participle misˈled [-ˈled]

to give a wrong idea to
Example: Her friendly attitude misled me into thinking I could trust her.

Arabic:	يُضَلِّل، يَخْدَع
Chinese (Simplified):	给…错误印象
Chinese (Traditional):	給…錯誤印象
Czech:	mýlit, oklamat
Danish:	vildlede; forlede
Dutch:	misleiden
Estonian:	eksiteele viima
Finnish:	johtaa harhaan
French:	tromper
German:	verleiten
Greek:	παραπλανώ
Hungarian:	félrevezet
Icelandic:	blekkja, villa um fyrir
Indonesian:	menyesatkan
Italian:	ingannare

Japanese:	誤らせる
Korean:	잘못 이끌다, 그릇된 생각을 갖게 하다
Latvian:	maldināt
Lithuanian:	(su)klaidinti
Norwegian:	villede; forlede
Polish:	wprowadzić w błąd, zmylić
Portuguese (Brazil):	enganar
Portuguese (Portugal):	enganar
Romanian:	a induce în eroare
Russian:	вводить в заблуждение
Slovak:	pomýliť, oklamať
Slovenian:	speljati
Spanish:	engañar
Swedish:	vilse-, missleda, förleda
Turkish:	yanıltmak

See also: misleading

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This

Main Entry: mis·lead
Pronunciation: mis-'lEd
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -led /-'led/; -lead·ing
transitive verb : to lead into a mistaken action or belief : to cause to have a false impression intransitive verb : to create a false impression —compare DECEIVE

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Mislead

De*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deceived; p. pr. & vb. n. Deceiving.] [OE. deceveir, F. d['e]cevoir, fr. L. decipere to catch, insnare, deceive; de- + capere to take, catch. See Capable, and cf. Deceit, Deception.]

1. To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare.

Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. --2 Tim. iii. 13.

Nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. --Shak.

What can 'scape the eye Of God all-seeing, or deceive his heart? --Milton.

2. To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to while away; to take away as if by deception.

These occupations oftentimes deceived The listless hour. --Wordsworth.

3. To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud. [Obs.]

Plant fruit trees in large borders, and set therein fine flowers, but thin and sparingly, lest they deceive the trees. --Bacon.

Syn: Deceive, Delude, Mislead.

Usage: Deceive is a general word applicable to any kind of misrepresentation affecting faith or life. To delude, primarily, is to make sport of, by deceiving, and is accomplished by playing upon one's imagination or credulity, as by exciting false hopes, causing him to undertake or expect what is impracticable, and making his failure ridiculous. It implies some infirmity of judgment in the victim, and intention to deceive in the deluder. But it is often used reflexively, indicating that a person's own weakness has made him the sport of others or of fortune; as, he deluded himself with a belief that luck would always favor him. To mislead is to lead, guide, or direct in a wrong way, either willfully or ignorantly.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Mislead

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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