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PERVERT
pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate
(noun) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
pervert, misuse, abuse
(verb) change the inherent purpose or function of something; “Don’t abuse the system”; “The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers”
twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate
(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
(verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; “debauch the young people with wine and women”; “Socrates was accused of corrupting young men”; “Do school counselors subvert young children?”; “corrupt the morals”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pervert (plural perverts)
(dated) One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
Synonym: perv (slang)
Antonyms: normophile, convert (religious)
Usage notes
• In contemporary usage, pervert is usually understood to refer to a sexually perverted person. Traditionally the word was mainly associated with persons of false religious beliefs.
Verb
pervert (third-person singular simple present perverts, present participle perverting, simple past and past participle perverted)
(transitive) To turn another way; to divert.
Synonyms: divert, steer, veer
(transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
Synonyms: corrupt, lead astray
To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose
Synonyms: misapply, misuse
to misinterpret designedly.
Synonym: twist
(intransitive) To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
Anagrams
• prevert
Source: Wiktionary
Per*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Perverting.] Etym: [F. pervertir, L. pervertere, perversum; per + vertere to turn. See Per-, and Verse.]
1. To turnanother way; to divert. [Obs.] Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath. Shak.
2. To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt; also, to misapply; to misinterpret designedly; as, to pervert one's words. Dryden. He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve. Milton.
Per*vert", v. i.
Definition: To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.] Testament of Love.
Per"vert, n.
Definition: One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion; -- opposed to convert. See the Synonym of Convert. That notorious pervert, Henry of Navarre. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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