misdirect

1. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (synset 202585532)
   "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate
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: lead astray, misguide, mislead
3. Put a wrong address on (synset 200993057)
   "misdirect the letter"
   is a type of: address, direct - put an address on (an envelope)
   same as: misaddress

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