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      misdirect
      verb
      To direct something wrongly
      To direct attention away from covert actions or intended targets.
      To put the incorrect address on a mail item
      Roots
      missimis- · other · wronglyrego-rect · Latin · rule, guide straight
      Synonyms for misdirect
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      Words related to misdirect
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      The word misdirect breaks down into 2 roots of other and Latin origin: mis-, from other missi (“wrongly”); and -rect, from Latin rego (“rule, guide straight”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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