The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mislead
    v 1: 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]
    2: give false or misleading information to [syn: misinform,
       mislead]