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misplead

American  
[mis-pleed] / mɪsˈplid /

verb (used with or without object)

mispleaded, mispleading

  1. to plead incorrectly.

misplead British  
/ mɪsˈpliːd /

verb

  1. (tr) to plead incorrectly

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Etymology

Origin of misplead

First recorded in 1670–80; mis- 1 + plead

Example Sentences

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To her, oh not to her   The crime belongs, though frenzy may misplead!

From National Epics by Rabb, Kate Milner

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