different between mislead vs mislay

English

Etymology

From Middle English misleden, from Old English misl?dan (“to mislead”), from Proto-Germanic *missalaidijan? (“to mislead”), equivalent to mis- +? lead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?s?li?d/
• Rhymes: -i?d

Verb

mislead (third-person singular simple present misleads, present participle misleading, simple past and past participle misled) (transitive)

1. (literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.
2. To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
3. To deceptively trick into something wrong.

   The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin

4. To accidentally or intentionally confuse.

Synonyms

• (lead in a false direction): forlead, misguide, misinform
• (deceive by giving a false impression): deceive, delude, beguile, cheat
• (trick into something wrong): seduce

Antonyms

• guide, lead, direct

Derived terms

• misleading (adjective)

Translations

References

• mislead in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• mislead in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• elasmid, m'ladies, medial s, medials, misdeal, smailed

English

Etymology

mis- +? lay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?s?le?/
• Rhymes: -e?

Verb

mislay (third-person singular simple present mislays, present participle mislaying, simple past and past participle mislaid)

1. To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.

Synonyms

• misplace

Translations

References

• mislay in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• mislay in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Imlays, siamyl