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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Misled \Mis*led"\, imp. & p. p. of {Mislead}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Misle \Mi"sle\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Misled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misling}.] [Prop. mistle, fr. mist. Cf. {Mistle}, {Mizzle}.] To rain in very fine drops, like a thick mist; to mizzle; to drizzle. [archaic]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mislead \Mis*lead"\ (m[i^]s*l[=e]d"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Misled} (m[i^]s*l[e^]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Misleading}.] [AS. misl[=ae]dan. See {Mis-}, and {Lead} to conduct.] To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you. --Bacon.
To give due light To the mislead and lonely traveler. --Milton.
Syn: To delude; deceive. See {Deceive}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mislead
verb
1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: {misdirect}, {misguide}, {lead astray}]
2: give false or misleading information to [syn: {misinform}] [also: {misled}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
misled See {mislead}
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