misguide

Verb
Synonyms: misleadmisdirectlead astraymisadvise

WordNet 3.0

Verb (2)

  1. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions“The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver”Synonyms: misleadmisdirectlead astray
  2. give bad advice toSynonyms: misadvise
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Misguide \Mis*guide"\, n. Misguidance; error. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Misguide \Mis*guide"\, v. t. To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding. [1913 Webster]
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