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What is another word for misleads?

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To give someone the wrong information or idea

To conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs

To alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

To divert one's mind or attention (to something else)

To make something more complex

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To give someone the wrong information or idea

victimises^UK

victimizes^US

gives the wrong impression

gives wrong information to

leads down the garden path

leads up the garden path

plays trick on

pulls a fast one on

pulls a swifty on

pulls the wool over someone's eyes

puts on the wrong track

puts up smoke screen

gives someone a bum steer

leads up garden path

throws off the scent

sends on a wild goose chase

takes to the cleaners

maneuvers^US

manoeuvres^UK

does someone in the eye

bears false witness

sells a bill of goods to

slips something over on

sells a bill of goods

plays fast and loose with

gives the runaround

sends on a wild-goose chase

pulls something funny

twists around your little finger

makes somebody look an idiot

makes a monkey out of

departs from the truth

says something untrue

fakes it

tells a terminological inexactitude

puts someone up to something

arranges fraudulently

baulks^UK

puts someone off their stride

balks^US

terrorizes^US

terrorises^UK

exploits a loophole in

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“Certain segments of the media appear to have done more to mislead than to inform the public on these issues.”

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To conceal or disguise one's true feelings or beliefs

puts on a false front

puts on a front

puts up a smoke screen

passes oneself off as

makes as if

fakes out

goes through the motions

gives the appearance of

makes a show of

playacts

contrives

goes through the motions of

presents a false front

presents a false face

minimizes^US

minimises^UK

sweeps under the carpet

harbours^UK

harbors^US

puts on a false display

keeps under your hat

makes inconspicuous

puts up a smokescreen

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To alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

colours^UK

colors^US

gives a false account of

gives a false idea of

quotes out of context

puts the wrong slant on

gives a false impression of

misattributes

molds^US

moulds^UK

puts words in someone's mouth

dramatizes^US

gives a false picture of

dramatises^UK

exerts an influence on

has an effect on

fakes it

frames up

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To divert one's mind or attention (to something else)

causes to lose concentration

leads astray

calls off

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To make something more complex

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