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pervert

[ verb per-vurt; noun pur-vert ]

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verb (used with object)

to affect with perversion.
to lead astray morally.
Synonyms: demoralize, corrupt, seduce
to turn away from the right course.
Synonyms: divert
to lead into mental error or false judgment.
Synonyms: misguide, mislead
to turn to an improper use; misapply.
to misconstrue or misinterpret, especially deliberately; distort:
to pervert someone's statement.
to bring to a less excellent state; vitiate; debase.
Synonyms: degrade, impair, defile, pollute
Pathology. to change to what is unnatural or abnormal.
to convert or persuade to a religious belief regarded as false or wrong.

noun

a person who practices sexual perversion.
Pathology. a person affected with perversion.
a person who has been perverted, or turned from what is right, especially to a religious belief regarded as erroneous.

pervert

verb

to use wrongly or badly
to interpret wrongly or badly; distort
to lead into deviant or perverted beliefs or behaviour; corrupt
to debase

noun

a person who practises sexual perversion

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Derived Forms

perˈverter, noun
perˈvertible, adjective

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per·verter noun
per·verti·ble adjective
per·verti·bili·ty noun
per·verti·bly adverb
nonper·verti·ble adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pervert¹

First recorded in 1300–50; (for the verb) Middle English perverten, from Latin pervertere “to overturn, subvert,” from per- per- + vertere “to turn”; (for the noun) noun use of obsolete pervert “perverted”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pervert¹

C14: from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere to turn the wrong way, from per- (indicating deviation) + vertere to turn

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