| VERB | social | lead astray, lead off | teach immoral behavior to |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | lead astray, mislead, misdirect, misguide | lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | |
| communication | lead astray, deceive, betray | cause someone to believe an untruth |
| Meaning | teach immoral behavior to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | lead off | |
| Broader | corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
| Meaning | Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | mislead, misdirect, misguide | |
| Broader | lead, take, direct, conduct, guide | Take somebody somewhere |
| Spanish | desorientar, despistar | |
| Meaning | Cause someone to believe an untruth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | deceive, betray | |
| Narrower | bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false | conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end |
| gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put on, take in, put one over, put one across | fool or hoax | |
| pose, impersonate, personate | pretend to be someone you are not | |
| Broader | misinform, mislead | Give false / false or misleading information to |
| Opposite | undeceive | Free from deception or illusion |
| Spanish | confundir, engañar | |
| Catalan | enganyar | |
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