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Pervert
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- 1 One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, or adopted a twisted sense of values or morals. dated
"And yet it is not only tolerated, but perverts are making to it in England and this country, — perverts among the intelligent and the learned. For these things, which I have quoted, are not accusations made in a corner, but have been published in the face of the world by one of the profoundest theologians of the day, and challenge confutation."
- 2 a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior wordnet
- 3 A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
"Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!"
- 1 To turn another way; to divert. transitive
"Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath."
- 2 change the inherent purpose or function of something wordnet
- 3 To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure transitive
"How could stopping someone from killing himself or herself "pervert the course of justice"?"
- 4 practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive wordnet
- 5 To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose
"He has perverted his talents to dishonest gain."
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- 6 corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality wordnet
- 7 to misinterpret designedly.
"pervert one's words"
- 8 To become perverted; to take the wrong course. intransitive
"After that worde, "better is it to dey than lyve false," and al wolde perverted people false reporte make"
Etymology
From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.
From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.
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