Verb
mislead -
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
misdirect ,
misguide ,
lead astray
guide ,
conduct ,
direct ,
lead ,
take pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body" ; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine" ; "He drew her hair through his fingers"
mislead -
give false or misleading information to
misinform
inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"
lie tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents" ; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
beat around the bush ,
equivocate ,
palter ,
prevaricate ,
tergiversate be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
hyperbolise ,
hyperbolize ,
overstate ,
exaggerate ,
overdraw ,
magnify ,
amplify to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
sandbag protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; "The residents sandbagged the beach front"
deceive ,
lead astray ,
betray cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
