misdirect : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: misdirect	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for misdirect
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
misdirect v 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" Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" Synonym(s): mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter" Synonym(s): misdirect, misaddress
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Misdirect \Mis`direct"\, v. t. To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect* a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies. --Shenstone.