forlead

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verb

To mislead; seduce.

OriginMiddle English forleden ← Old English forlǣdan ← Proto-West Germanic *fralaidijan →
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Meanings

forlead1

verbforlead (third-person singular simple present forleads, present participle forleading, simple past and past participle forled)

present singular third person forleads · participle present forleading · participle past forled · past forled

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo mislead; seduce.

forlead2

verbforlead (third-person singular simple present forleads, present participle forleading, simple past and past participle forled)

present singular third person forleads · participle present forleading · participle past forled · past forled

  1. alternativeAlternative form of forelead (“lead forward, lead before”)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
misleadseduce

Origin

forlead · verb

  1. Proto-West Germanic*fralaidijan
  2. Old Englishforlǣdan“to mislead, seduce; lead off and away”
  3. Middle Englishforleden
  4. Englishforlead

From Middle English forleden, from Old English forlǣdan (“to mislead, seduce; lead off and away”), from Proto-West Germanic *fralaidijan, equivalent to for- + lead. Cognate with Dutch verleiden (“to seduce, tempt, entice”), German verleiten (“entice, mislead”), Old Saxon farlēdian.

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forlead · verb

From for- (“fore-”) + lead.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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MLA

“forlead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forlead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forlead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forlead.

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