v. t. | 1. | To turnanother way; to divert. |
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; | |
v. i. | 1. | To become perverted; to take the wrong course. |
n. | 1. | One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion; - opposed to convert. See the Synonym of Convert. |
Noun | 1. | pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior |
Verb | 1. | pervert - 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" Synonyms: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, profane, vitiate, subvert |
2. | pervert - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive | |
3. | pervert - 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" |