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Concoct vs Mislead - What's the difference?

concoct | mislead |

As verbs the difference between concoct and mislead

is that concoct is to prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking while mislead is (literally) to lead astray, in a false direction.

concoct

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • to prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking
  • to contrive something using skill or ingenuity

    • Derived terms

    * concocter * concoctor * concoctive

    Related terms

    * concoction * decoct

    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