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lead astray
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb lead astray has 3 senses
- lead astray(v = verb.social) lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" is one way to corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate
- lead astray(v = verb.motion) misdirect, misguide, mislead - lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" is one way to conduct, direct, guide, lead, take
- lead astray(v = verb.communication) betray, deceive - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" is one way to misinform, mislead
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ROGET THESAURUS
lead astray
Error
VB be erroneous, cause error, mislead, misguide, lead astray, lead into error, beguile, misinform, delude, give a false impression, give a false idea, falsify, misstate, deceive, lie, err, be in error, be mistaken, be deceived, mistake, receive a false impression, deceive oneself, fall into error, lie under error, labor under an error, be in the wrong, blunder, misapprehend, misconceive, misunderstand, misreckon, miscount, miscalculate, play at cross purposes, be at cross purposes, trip, stumble, lose oneself, go astray, fail, be in the wrong box, take the wrong sow by the ear, put the saddle on the wrong horse, reckon without one's host, take the shadow for the substance, dream.
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