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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality;
- Example: "debauch the young people with wine and women"
- Example: "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
- Example: "Do school counselors subvert young children?"
- Example: "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;
- Example: "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
[syn: mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray]

3. put a wrong address on;
- Example: "misdirect the letter"
[syn: misdirect, misaddress]



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]