pervert

[per·vert]

To pervert something is to corrupt it. For example, you could "pervert the course of justice" by lying on the witness stand.

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To turnanother way; to divert.

Noun
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

Verb
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"

Verb
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

Verb
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"

v. t.
To turnanother way; to divert.

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.

v. i.
To become perverted; to take the wrong course.

n.
One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion; -- opposed to convert. See the Synonym of Convert.

Pervert

Per*vert" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Perverting.] [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.
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.

Pervert

Per*vert", v. i. To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.] Testament of Love.

Pervert

Per"vert , n. 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.

To turnanother way; to divert.

To become perverted; to take the wrong course.

One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion; -- opposed to convert. See the Synonym of Convert.

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Usage Examples

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.

As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision.

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Other Usage Examples

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.

It is not human nature we should accuse but the despicable conventions that pervert it.

Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you.