Thesaurus: pervert

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1. v. t. To turnanother way; to divert.
2. v. t. 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.
3. v. i. To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
4. n. One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion; -- opposed to convert. See the Synonym of Convert.
5. n. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
6. v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
7. v. practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
8. v. change the inherent purpose or function of something
9. 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. To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.] Testament of Love. 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.
10. To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.] Testamentof Love.
11. v:31/n:69 n. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior v. change the inherent purpose or function of something