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- verb Alternative form of
forelead . - verb transitive To
mislead ;seduce .
Etymologies
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From for- (“fore-”) + lead.
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From Middle English forleden, from Old English forlǣdan ("to mislead, seduce; bring out"), equivalent to for- + lead. Cognate with Dutch verleiden ("to seduce, tempt, entice"), German verleiten ("entice, mislead").
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