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English verb: lead astray | |||
| 1. | lead astray (social) teach immoral behavior to | ||
| Samples | It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits. | ||
| Synonyms | lead off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate | ||
| 2. | lead astray (motion) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | ||
| Samples | The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver. | ||
| Synonyms | misdirect, misguide, mislead | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conduct, direct, guide, lead, take | ||
| 3. | lead astray (communication) cause someone to believe an untruth | ||
| Samples | The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house. | ||
| Synonyms | betray, deceive | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | misinform, mislead | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bamboozle, befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, hoodwink, impersonate, lead by the nose, personate, play false, pose, pull the wool over someone's eyes, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, snow, take in | ||
| Antonyms | undeceive | ||
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