lead astray

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lead astray - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lead astray
      v 1: teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead
           off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" [syn: lead off
           , lead astray]
      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: cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company
         deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
         [syn: deceive, betray, lead astray] [ant: undeceive]