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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Misdirect

/mĭs-dĭr-ĕkt'/ · Mis·di·rect · IPA /mɪsdɪrˈɛkt/
01 v. t. To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies.
  1. 1.
    To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies.