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English verb: misdirect | |||
| 1. | misdirect (social) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | ||
| Samples | Debauch the young people with wine and women. Socrates was accused of corrupting young men. Do school counselors subvert young children?. Corrupt the morals. | ||
| Synonyms | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bastardise, bastardize, carnalise, carnalize, infect, lead astray, lead off, poison, sensualise, sensualize, suborn | ||
| 2. | misdirect (motion) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | ||
| Samples | The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver. | ||
| Synonyms | lead astray, misguide, mislead | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conduct, direct, guide, lead, take | ||
| 3. | misdirect (communication) put a wrong address on | ||
| Samples | Misdirect the letter. | ||
| Synonyms | misaddress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | address, direct | ||
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