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Meanings of misdirect in English

Portuguese
corromper
Catalan
pervertir
Spanish
subvertir

Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.

corromper
Portuguese
induzir ao erro
Spanish
despistar

Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions.

induzir ao erro

Put a wrong address on.

Usage of misdirect in English
1
Should we clear it of bugs or use it to misdirect them?
A Raging Storm
2
Your energy levels are likely to be high, but you could misdirect them.
The South African
3
Don't think you are going to misdirect us with that sort of thing.
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
4
It is Mr. Lance whom you thought to misdirect to this solitary house.
Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
5
It was a gambit, a false flag to misdirect the rest of us.
Death angel
6
You could never escape gossip, but sometimes you could misdirect it.
The bone palace
7
Its ability to finesse and misdirect set it in a category all by itself.
The Irish Times
8
Tshidi tries misdirect her baby daddy but will it work?
The South African
9
Want to know more about jammers that can misdirect shoulder-fired missiles away from helicopters?
Wired
10
Regrettably, some pinners will misdirect users for their own purposes.
Reuters
11
Your inner voice could misdirect you over an ongoing matter.
The South African
12
Yitzhak went in the other direction, feeling smart he had thought to misdirect the student.
The book of spies
13
I do not tempt and misdirect, not like you.
Fragile Eternity
14
This same vibe could misdirect your attention and lead you to conclude something is perhaps missing.
The South African
15
Was she reaching out or trying to misdirect?
Foxglove Summer
16
He would not deceive and misdirect and conceal.
Ilse Witch
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Misdirect through the time