PERVERTS

Noun

perverts

plural of pervert

Verb

perverts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pervert

Source: Wiktionary


PERVERT

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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