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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

   Scrabble Points: 12

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