Misdirect

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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