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   Per·vert

   verb

   • 1. alter (something) from its original course, meaning, or state to a distortion or corruption of what was first intended: "he was charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice" Similar distortwarpcorruptsubverttwistbendabusedivertdeflectmisapplymisusemisrepresentmisinterpretmisconstruefalsifygarble
   • ▪ lead (someone) away from what is considered right, natural, or acceptable: "Hector is a man who is simply perverted by his time" Similar corruptlead astraydepravemake degeneratedebauchdebasewarpvitiatepollutepoisoncontaminatearchaic:demoralize

   noun

   • 1. a person whose sexual behavior is regarded as abnormal and unacceptable.

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere, from per- ‘thoroughly, to ill effect’ + vertere ‘to turn’. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. perverter noun
   • 2. perversive adjective

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   Pervert Definition. To cause to turn from what is considered right, good, or true; misdirect; lead astray; corrupt. To corrupt (someone) morally. To turn to an improper use; misuse. To change or misapply the meaning of; misinterpret; distort; twist. To bring into a worse condition; debase.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPERVERT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   pervert. verb [ T ] uk / pəˈvɜːt / us. to change something that is right into something that is wrong: They were charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. (Definition of pervert from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishpervert verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   pervert somebody/something to affect someone in a way that makes them act or think in an immoral or unacceptable way synonym corrupt Some people believe that television can pervert the minds of children. See pervert in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: pervert.

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of PERVERT. [count] : a person whose sexual behavior is considered not normal or acceptable. PERVERT meaning: 1 : to change (something good) so that it is no longer what it was or should be; 2 : to cause (a person or a person's mind) to become immoral or not normal.

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   to misconstrue or misinterpret, especially deliberately; distort: to pervert someone's statement. to bring to a less excellent state; vitiate; debase. Pathology. to change to what is unnatural or abnormal. to convert or persuade to a religious belief regarded as false or wrong. See more. noun. a person who practices sexual perversion.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionpervert noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of pervert noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPERVERTED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. disapproving us / pɚˈvɝː.t̬ɪd / uk / pəˈvɜː.tɪd / Add to word list. considered strange and unpleasant by most people: She told him he had a sick and perverted mind. He used a perverted form of socialism to incite racial hatred. Synonym. depraved. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrantly.