undirect

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʌndɪˈɹɛkt/, /ʌndaɪˈɹɛkt/

Etymology 1

From un- +‎ direct.

Verb

undirect (third-person singular simple present undirects, present participle undirecting, simple past and past participle undirected)

  1. (transitive) To misdirect; mislead.
    • 1645, Thomas Fuller, Good Thoughts in Bad Times:
      false fires to undirect seamen in a tempest

Etymology 2

From un- (“not”) +‎ direct.

Adjective

undirect (comparative more undirect, superlative most undirect)

  1. Not direct.
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