undirect
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʌndɪˈɹɛkt/, /ʌndaɪˈɹɛkt/
Etymology 1
From un- + direct.
Verb
undirect (third-person singular simple present undirects, present participle undirecting, simple past and past participle undirected)
- (transitive) To misdirect; mislead.
- 1645, Thomas Fuller, Good Thoughts in Bad Times:
- false fires to undirect seamen in a tempest
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Etymology 2
From un- (“not”) + direct.
Adjective
undirect (comparative more undirect, superlative most undirect)
- Not direct.
Synonyms
- indirect
Derived terms
- undirectly
Anagrams
- reinduct, uncredit