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MISDIRECT

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put a wrong address on

Example:

misdirect the letter

Synonyms:

misaddress; misdirect

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "misdirect" is one way to...):

address; direct (put an address on (an envelope))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

Example:

The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver

Synonyms:

lead astray; misdirect; misguide; mislead

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "misdirect" is one way to...):

conduct; direct; guide; lead; take (take somebody somewhere)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

misdirection (incorrect directions or instructions)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

Example:

corrupt the morals

Synonyms:

corrupt; debase; debauch; demoralise; demoralize; deprave; misdirect; pervert; profane; subvert; vitiate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "misdirect" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "misdirect"):

carnalise; carnalize; sensualise; sensualize (debase through carnal gratification)

infect (corrupt with ideas or an ideology)

lead astray; lead off (teach immoral behavior to)

poison (spoil as if by poison)

bastardise; bastardize (change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms)

suborn (incite to commit a crime or an evil deed)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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