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lead to believe

   Also found in: Legal 0.01 sec.
lead someone to believe something
Fig. to imply something to someone; to cause someone to believe something untrue. But you led me to believe that this watch was guaranteed! Did you lead her to believe that she was hired as a clerk?
See also: believe, lead


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Investors are lead to believe that the "investment" is what is paying off, when in reality, it may be they are being paid from new people investing their money, or even may be getting part of their own money back.
We were lead to believe they had been gearing up their English skills and they would widely be speaking it," said Lesley Wills, a 49-year-old nurse whose son is on the British archery team.
Americans are misled by car dealers sometimes They are lead to believe that a car purchase in the offered amount is the best and smartest deal that they have
 
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