lead astray

English

lead astray (third-person singular simple present leads astray, present participle leading astray, simple past and past participle led astray)

(transitive) To cause (someone) to believe an untruth.
Synonyms: deceive, mislead, misinform; see also Thesaurus:deceive
(transitive) To misguide or misdirect.
Synonyms: lead off, offlead, undirect
- 1960 March, N. Caplan, “A Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 207:
  To previous resentment of the wide acceptance socially of [George] Hudson was added the venom of those whose cupidity had led them astray.
(transitive) To influence (someone) to have bad habits or to behave improperly or illegally.
Synonyms: corrupt, demoralize, seduce; see also Thesaurus:pervert

She was led astray by questionable companions.

to cause to believe untruth — see also gaslight

Arabic: أَضَلَّ (ʔaḍalla)
Finnish: johtaa harhaan
German: irreführen (de), in die Irre führen, irreleiten, in die Irre leiten
Greek:
Ancient Greek: πλανάω (planáō)
Romanian: înșela (ro)
Russian: сбива́ть с пути́ (ru) impf (sbivátʹ s putí), сбить с пути́ pf (sbitʹ s putí), вводи́ть в заблужде́ние (ru) impf (vvodítʹ v zabluždénije), ввести́ в заблужде́ние (ru) pf (vvestí v zabluždénije)
Spanish: casquear

to misguide or misdirect — see also mislead

Arabic: أَضَلَّ (ʔaḍalla)
Finnish: johtaa harhaan
French: induire en erreur (fr)
German: auf Abwege führen, auf Abwege bringen
Greek: παρασύρω (el) (parasýro), ξελογιάζω (el) (xelogiázo)
Ancient Greek: ἀποβουκολέω (apoboukoléō)
Ladino: desviar, trazyerrar
Latin: sēdūcō
Māori: ngungu, whakapōhēhē
Middle English: mysleden
Punjabi: ਪੁੱਟਣਾ (puṭṭṇā)
Russian: сбива́ть с пути́ (ru) impf (sbivátʹ s putí), сбить с пути́ pf (sbitʹ s putí)
Spanish: descaminar (es), desencaminar (es), desvirtuar (es), descarriar (es), llevar por el mal camino, inducir a error

to influence or to lead someone into bad ways, lead off the straight and narrow