Pervert

//ˈpəː.vəːt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior wordnet
  3. 3
    A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.

    "Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!"

Verb
  1. 1
    To turn another way; to divert. transitive

    "Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath."

  2. 2
    change the inherent purpose or function of something wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive wordnet
  5. 5
    To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose

    "He has perverted his talents to dishonest gain."

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  1. 6
    corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality wordnet
  2. 7
    to misinterpret designedly.

    "pervert one's words"

  3. 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

Etymology 1

From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.

Etymology 2

From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.

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