MISDIRECT', verb transitive To give a wrong direction to; as to misdirect a passenger. 1. To direct to a wrong person or place; as, to misdirect a letter.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
MISDIRECT', verb transitive To give a wrong direction to; as to misdirect a passenger. 1. To direct to a wrong person or place; as, to misdirect a letter.
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