Misled

5 definitions found

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

  Mislead \Mis*lead"\ (m[i^]s*l[=e]d"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Misled} (m[i^]s*l[e^]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Misleading}.]
     [AS. misl[=ae]dan. See {Mis-}, and {Lead} to conduct.]
     To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide
     into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
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           Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you.
                                                    --Bacon.
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           To give due light
           To the mislead and lonely traveler.      --Milton.
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     Syn: To delude; deceive. See {Deceive}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misle \Mi"sle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Misled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Misling}.] [Prop. mistle, fr. mist. Cf. {Mistle}, {Mizzle}.]
     To rain in very fine drops, like a thick mist; to mizzle; to
     drizzle. [archaic]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Misled \Mis*led"\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Mislead}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mislead
       v 1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong
            directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town
            driver" [syn: {misdirect}, {misguide}, {lead astray}]
       2: give false or misleading information to [syn: {misinform}]
       [also: {misled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  misled
       See {mislead}