lead astray
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lead astray (third-person singular simple present leads astray, present participle leading astray, simple past and past participle led astray)
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to believe an untruth.
- (transitive) To misguide or misdirect.
- (transitive) To influence (someone) to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegally
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to cause to believe untruth
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to misguide or misdirect
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to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow
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