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Misdirect \Mis`di*rect"\, v. t.
To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger,
or a letter; to misdirect one's energies. --Shenstone.
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misdirect
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was
accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors
subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn:
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize,
demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate,
deprave, misdirect]

2: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong
directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town
driver" [syn: mislead, misdirect, misguide, {lead
astray}]

3: put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter" [syn:
misdirect, misaddress]
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misdirect

falsch adressieren; fehlleiten
misdirect

irreleiten
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36 Moby Thesaurus words for "misdirect":
be negligent, bias, bowl a googly, color, corrupt, garble,
lead astray, maladminister, misaddress, misadminister, misadvise,
misconduct, misconstrue, miseducate, misgovern, misguide,
mishandle, misinform, misinstruct, misinterpret, mislead,
mismanage, misrender, misrepresent, misrule, misteach, misuse,
mystify, obfuscate, obscure, pervert, slant, strain, throw a curve,
torture, varnish



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