Definition of lead astray Lead astray
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What does lead astray mean?
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| lead astray - cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house" | ||
| deceive, betray | ||
| undeceive free from deception or illusion | ||
| misinform, mislead give false or misleading information to | ||
| personate, impersonate, pose represent another person with comic intentions | ||
| bamboozle, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, hoodwink, snow conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well" | ||
| dupe, put one across, put one over, befool, cod, gull, slang, fool, put on, take in fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!" | ||
| lead astray - lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" | ||
| mislead, misdirect, misguide | ||
| guide, conduct, direct, lead, take pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" | ||
| lead astray - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" | ||
| lead off | ||
| deprave, debauch, profane, demoralise, pervert, misdirect, vitiate, demoralize, debase, subvert, corrupt change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" | ||
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