mislead
Use Mislead in a sentence
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.
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| —vb , -leads, -leading, -led | |
| 1. | to give false or misleading information to |
| 2. | to lead or guide in the wrong direction |
| mis'leader | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
The averages mislead and draw people to the wrong conclusions.
They would teach us in training about what not to say to mislead a potential student by skirting the real issues.
He also has created a number of alter egos to mislead bloggers.
Secrets only effect is to mislead people and bread conspiracy.
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