lead to believe

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?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bertil	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Jocasta	jo-KAS-tə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Gianmaria	jahn-mah-REE-ah	Italian
Nadab	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
ÉLiÁS	-	Hungarian
Nitzan	-	Hebrew