The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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