verb
1. teach immoral behavior to
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It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits
• Syn: ↑lead off
• Hypernyms:
↑corrupt, ↑pervert, ↑subvert, ↑demoralize, ↑demoralise, ↑debauch, ↑debase, ↑profane, ↑vitiate, ↑deprave, ↑misdirect
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
2. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
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The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
3. cause someone to believe an untruth
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The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house
• Derivationally related forms: ↑betrayer (for: ↑betray), ↑deceptive (for: ↑deceive), ↑deception (for: ↑deceive), ↑deceiver (for: ↑deceive)
• Hyponyms:
↑pose, ↑impersonate, ↑personate, ↑bamboozle, ↑snow, ↑hoodwink, ↑pull the wool over someone's eyes, ↑lead by the nose, ↑play false, ↑gull, ↑dupe, ↑slang, ↑befool, ↑cod, ↑fool, ↑put on, ↑take in, ↑put one over, ↑put one across
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
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lead astray
1. To draw into a wrong course
2. To seduce from proper conduct
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Main Entry: ↑lead
Useful english dictionary. 2012.