undirect en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ʌndaɪˈɹɛkt/
- /ʌndɪˈɹɛkt/
Etymology
From un- + direct.
Meanings
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(transitive) To misdirect; mislead.
BArbarous is the cuſtome of ſome Engliſh People on the Sea ſide, to prey on the goods of poore ſhipwrack’t Merchants. But more diveliſh in their deſigne, who make falſe fires, to undirect Sea-men in a Tempeſt, that thereby from the right Road, they may be miſled into danger and deſtruction.
1647, Tho[mas] Fuller, “Meditations on the Times”, in Good Thoughts in Worse Times. […], London: […] W. W. for John Williams […], →OCLC, section II (Wofull Wealth), pages 99–100:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undirects | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| undirected | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| undirected | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| undirecting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |