verb
- Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
- usage: "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children"; "corrupt the morals"
- synonyms: corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave
- Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions.
- usage: "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
- synonyms: mislead, misguide, lead astray
- Put a wrong address on.
- usage: "misdirect the letter"
- synonyms: misaddress
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