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Outwit vs Mislead - What's the difference?

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Outwit is a related term of mislead.


As verbs the difference between outwit and mislead

is that outwit is to get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits while mislead is (literally) to lead astray, in a false direction.

outwit

English

Verb

(outwitt)
  • To get the better of; to outsmart, to beat in a competition of wits.

    • Synonyms

    *outfox, outguess, outsmart

    mislead

    English

    Verb

    (transitive)
  • (literally) To lead astray, in a false direction.
  • To deceive by telling lies or otherwise giving a false impression.
  • To deceptively trick into something wrong.
    • ''The preacher elaborated Satan's ways to mislead us into sin
  • To accidentally or intentionally confuse.

    • Synonyms

    * (lead in a false direction) misguide, misinform * (deceive by giving a false impression) deceive, delude, beguile, cheat * (trick into something wrong) seduce

    Derived terms

    * misleading (pos a)

    References

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    Anagrams

    * English irregular verbs