misdirect

verbs

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
"debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
"The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
lead astray, misdirect, misguide, mislead
is derived from
misdirection
put a wrong address on
"misdirect the letter"
misaddress, misdirect