Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Misle \Mi"sle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Misled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Misling}.] [Prop. mistle, fr. mist. Cf. {Mistle}, {Mizzle}.]
To rain in very fine drops, like a thick mist; to mizzle.
Mislead \Mis*lead"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Misleading}.] [AS. misl?dan. See {Mis-}, and {Lead} to
conduct.]
To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide
into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you.
--Bacon.
To give due light To the mislead and lonely traveler.
--Milton.
Syn: To delude; deceive. See {Deceive}.
Misled \Mis*led"\,
imp. & p. p. of {Mislead}.
Source : WordNet®
mislead
v 1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong
directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town
driver" [syn: {misdirect}, {misguide}, {lead astray}]
2: give false or misleading information to [syn: {misinform}]
[also: {misled}]
misled
See {mislead}