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lead astray

/ lead astray /

verb

verb Sense 1

teach immoral behavior to

"It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"

Type of:

corrupt pervert subvert

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 2

cause someone to believe an untruth

"The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"

Opposites:

undeceive

Type of:

misinform mislead

Kinds of:

pose impersonate personate bamboozle snow

Derived:

double-crosser double-dealer two-timer betrayer traitor

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 3

lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

"The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

Type of:

lead take direct

Derived:

misdirection misleader

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

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