mislead

[mis·lead]

Use the verb mislead to describe what you're doing when you don't tell the whole truth, or when you let someone believe something false.

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To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.

Verb
give false or misleading information to

Verb
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

v. t.
To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.

Mislead

Mis*lead" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Misled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Misleading.] [AS. misldan. 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.

To give due light To the mislead and lonely traveler.

Syn. -- To delude; deceive. See Deceive.

To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.

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Usage Examples

There's a gullible side to the American people. They can be easily misled. Religion is the best device used to mislead them.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.