lead astray

lead astray

English

Verb

lead astray (third-person singular simple present leads astray, present participle leading astray, simple past and past participle led astray)

1. (transitive) To cause (someone) to believe an untruth.
2. (transitive) To misguide or misdirect.
3. (transitive) To influence (someone) to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegally

Synonyms

• misguide
• misdirect
• corrupt
• lead off
• deceive
• demoralize
• mislead
• misinform

Translations

to cause to believe untruth

Finnish: johtaa harhaan German: irreführen (de) Greek: Ancient: πλανάω (planáō)

Russian: сбива́ть с пути́ (ru) impf (sbivátʹ s putí), сбить с пути́ pf (sbitʹ s putí), вводи́ть в заблужде́ние (ru) impf (vvodítʹ v zabluždénije), ввести́ в заблужде́ние (ru) pf (vvestí v zabluždénije)

to misguide or misdirect

Finnish: johtaa harhaan French: induire en erreur (fr) Greek: παρασύρω (el) (parasýro), ξελογιάζω (el) (xelogiázo) Ancient: ἀποβουκολέω (apoboukoléō)

Latin: sēdūcō Maori: ngungu, whakapōhēhē Russian: сбива́ть с пути́ (ru) impf (sbivátʹ s putí), сбить с пути́ pf (sbitʹ s putí)

to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow

Greek: Ancient: ἀποβουκολέω (apoboukoléō)

Latin: sēdūcō Maori: whakakonuka, ngungu

See also

• go astray