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pervert
[ verb per-vurt; noun pur-vert ]
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.
- 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.
- 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
Derived Forms
- perˈverter, noun
- perˈvertible, adjective
Other Words From
- per·verter noun
- per·verti·ble adjective
- per·verti·bili·ty noun
- per·verti·bly adverb
- nonper·verti·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of pervert1
Example Sentences
Mr Greaney told the court: "There's going to be an investigation into this by the police because, on the face of it, there's been a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice."
Another of the girls called Essex a pervert, which prompted their mother to ask more questions.
The pair, aged 55 and 21, were arrested at the City Star Flyer ride on Centenary Square on Thursday evening on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and obstructing officers.
The pair, aged 55 and 21, were arrested at the scene on Thursday evening on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and obstructing officers, West Midlands Police said.
The combination of the value of the FBI’s criminal investigative powers together with their danger if perverted, the report added, “makes the office of FBI Director unique.”
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