lead on
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transitive verbDefinition of LEAD ON
: to entice or induce to adopt or continue in a course or belief especially when unwise or mistaken
Examples of LEAD ON
- <a con man whose dupes are usually led on by their own greed and eagerness to turn an easy buck>
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