What does undirect mean?
Undirect means (transitive) To misdirect; mislead..
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/ʌndɪˈɹɛkt/ · verb
(transitive) To misdirect; mislead..
BArbarous is the cuſtome of ſome Engliſh People on the Sea ſide, to prey on the goods of poore ſhipwrack’t Merchants. But more diveliſh in their deſigne, who make falſe fires, to undirect Sea-men in a Tempeſt, that thereby from the right Road, they may be miſled into danger and deſtruction.
Use undirect when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Undirect means (transitive) To misdirect; mislead..
Common synonyms include indirect.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
BArbarous is the cuſtome of ſome Engliſh People on the Sea ſide, to prey on the goods of poore ſhipwrack’t Merchants. But more diveliſh in their deſigne, who make falſe fires, to undirect Sea-men in a Tempeſt, that thereby from the right Road, they may be miſled into danger and deſtruction.
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