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

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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

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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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