misplead

[ mis-pleed ]

verb (used with or without object),mis·plead·ed, mis·plead·ing.

to plead incorrectly.

Origin of misplead

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

Words Nearby misplead

mispick
mispickel
misplace
misplaced modifier
misplay
misplead
mispleading
misprint
misprise
misprision
misprize

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British Dictionary definitions for misplead

misplead

/ (mɪsˈpliːd) /

verb-pleads, -pleading, -pleaded, -plead (-ˈplɛd) or -pled

(tr) to plead incorrectly

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