different between mislead vs misle

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 1

Probably a blend of mist +? drizzle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?z??/

Noun

misle (uncountable)

1. A fine rain or thick mist; mizzle.

Verb

misle (third-person singular simple present misles, present participle misling, simple past and past participle misled)

1. To rain in fine drops; to mizzle.

Etymology 2

From misled, the standard irregular past tense of mislead, being misconstrued as *misle +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma?z??/, /?m?z??/, /?m?s??/

Verb

misle (third-person singular simple present misles, present participle misling, simple past and past participle misled)

1. (nonstandard, rare or humorous) To mislead.

Further reading

• misle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Imels, Liems, Miles, limes, miles, milse, slime, smile

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

misle (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. third-person plural present of misliti