· corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

· lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"

Synonym(s): mislead, misguide, lead_astray

Hypernym(s): lead, take, direct, conduct, guide

· put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"

Synonym(s): misaddress

Hypernym(s): address, direct