English > mislead: 2 senses > verb 2, communication| Meaning | Give false / false or misleading information to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
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| Synonym | misinform |
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| Narrower | beat around the bush, equivocate, tergiversate, prevaricate, palter | Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear / unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |
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| deceive, betray, lead astray | Cause someone to believe an untruth |
| lie | tell an untruth |
| overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify | To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth |
| sandbag | downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game / game / game in order to deceive, as in gambling |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
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| Spanish | desinformar, despistar |
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| Catalan | despistar |
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| Nouns | misleader | someone who leads astray (often deliberately) |
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