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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality;
- Example: "debauch the young people with wine and women"
- Example: "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
- Example: "Do school counselors subvert young children?"
- Example: "corrupt the morals"
[syn: corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect]

2. lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions;
- Example: "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
[syn: mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray]

3. put a wrong address on;
- Example: "misdirect the letter"
[syn: misdirect, misaddress]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Misdirect \Mis`di*rect"\, v. t. To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies. --Shenstone. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

misdirect v 1: 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" [syn: corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect] 2: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray] 3: put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter" [syn: misdirect, misaddress]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "misdirect": be negligent, bias, bowl a googly, color, corrupt, garble, lead astray, maladminister, misaddress, misadminister, misadvise, misconduct, misconstrue, miseducate, misgovern, misguide, mishandle, misinform, misinstruct, misinterpret, mislead, mismanage, misrender, misrepresent, misrule, misteach, misuse, mystify, obfuscate, obscure, pervert, slant, strain, throw a curve, torture, varnish