Verb: lead astray led u'strey
- Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
- mislead, misdirect, misguide
- Cause someone to believe an untruth
- deceive, betray
- Teach immoral behaviour to
"It was common practice to lead astray the young ones, and teach them bad habits";
- lead off
Derived forms: leads astray, leading astray, led astray
Type of: conduct, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise [Brit], demoralize, deprave, direct, disinform, guide, lead, misdirect, misinform, mislead, pervert, profane, subvert, take, vitiate