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to mislead
01
to cause someone to believe something that is not true, typically by lying or omitting important information
Transitive: to mislead sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
mislead
3rd person singular
misleads
Present participle
misleading
Past simple
misled
Past participle
misled
Examples
The politician misled the public about their intentions for the new policy.
02
to guide someone or something in the wrong direction
Transitive: to mislead sb
Examples
The unclear instructions misled him, causing him to take the wrong turn.
Lexical Tree
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