"misinform" meaning in English

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      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "дезинформи́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "word": "desinformar"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "dezinformuvaty",
      "sense": "give or deliver false, fake, or misleading information",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "дезінформувати"
    }
  ],
  "word": "misinform"
}