lead astray

1. Teach immoral behavior to (synset 202586477)
   "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
   is a type of: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
   same as: lead off
2. Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions (synset 202004320)
   "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
   is a type of: conduct, direct, guide, lead, take - take somebody somewhere
   same as: misdirect, misguide, mislead
3. Cause someone to believe an untruth (synset 200856102)
   "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
   is a type of: misinform, mislead - give false or misleading information to
   subtypes:

   • impersonate, personate, pose - pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
   • bamboozle, hoodwink, lead by the nose, play false, pull the wool over someone's eyes, snow - conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
   • befool, cod, dupe, fool, gull, put on, put one across, put one over, slang, take in - fool or hoax
   same as: betray, deceive

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