misdirect

verb

1. 1

   put a wrong address on

   misdirect the letter

2. 2

   lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

   The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver

3. 3

   corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

   debauch the young people with wine and women

   Socrates was accused of corrupting young men