undirect
/ʌndɪˈɹɛkt/
undirect verb: to misdirect; mislead.
Verb
undirect (third-person singular simple present undirects, present participle undirecting, simple past and past participle undirected)
- 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
Adjective
undirect (comparative more undirect, superlative most undirect)
Synonyms of undirect
Forms of undirect
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | undirects |
| present participle | undirecting |
| past participle | undirected |
| past | undirected |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more undirect |
| superlative | most undirect |
Origin of undirect
From un- + direct.
From un- (“not”) + direct.
Words formed from undirect
Questions about undirect
- What does undirect mean?
- Undirect means to misdirect; mislead.
- What part of speech is undirect?
- Undirect can be a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce undirect?
- Undirect is pronounced /ʌndɪˈɹɛkt/.
- What is the past tense of undirect?
- The past tense of undirect is undirected.
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