lead astray

lead astray
verb
1. teach immoral behavior to
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It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits

• Syn: ↑lead off
• Hypernyms:
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

2. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
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The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver

• Syn: ↑mislead, ↑misdirect, ↑misguide
• Derivationally related forms: ↑misdirection (for: ↑misdirect), ↑misleader (for: ↑mislead)
• Hypernyms: ↑lead, ↑take, ↑direct, ↑conduct, ↑guide
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

3. cause someone to believe an untruth
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The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house

• Syn: ↑deceive, ↑betray
• Ant: ↑undeceive (for: ↑deceive)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑betrayer (for: ↑betray), ↑deceptive (for: ↑deceive), ↑deception (for: ↑deceive), ↑deceiver (for: ↑deceive)
• Hypernyms: ↑misinform, ↑mislead
• Hyponyms:
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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lead astray
1. To draw into a wrong course
2. To seduce from proper conduct
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Main Entry: ↑lead

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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