Definition of astray

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Astray (adv. & a.) Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering; as, to lead one astray..

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Wry :: Wry (v. i.) To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to turn side; to swerve.
Inveigle :: Inveigle (v. t.) To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce; to wheedle.
Misstep :: Misstep (v. i.) To take a wrong step; to go astray.
Devious :: Devious (a.) Going out of the right or common course; going astray; erring; wandering; as, a devious step..
Forwander :: Forwander (v. i.) To wander away; to go astray; to wander far and to weariness.
Aberrate :: Aberrate (v. i.) To go astray; to diverge.
Miswend :: Miswend (v. i.) To go wrong; to go astray.
Afield :: Afield (adv.) Out of the way; astray.
Strayer :: Stray (n.) The act of wandering or going astray.
Mislight :: Mislight (v. t.) To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
Pervert :: Pervert (v. t.) To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt; also, to misapply; to misinterpret designedly; as, to pervert one's words..
Wander :: Wander (v. i.) To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject..
Mislead :: Mislead (v. t.) To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.
Misguide :: Misguide (v. t.) To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the understanding..
Divagation :: Divagation (n.) A wandering about or going astray; digression.
Undirected :: Undirected (a.) Misdirected; misled; led astray.
Amiss :: Amiss (adv.) Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon..
Hallucinate :: Hallucinate (v. i.) To wander; to go astray; to err; to blunder; -- used of mental processes.
Migo :: Migo (v. i.) To go astray.
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