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pervert Definition

per·vert (pər vʉrt; for n. pʉrvʉrt′)

transitive verb

  1. to cause to turn from what is considered right, good, or true; misdirect; lead astray; corrupt
  2. to turn to an improper use; misuse
  3. to change or misapply the meaning of; misinterpret; distort; twist
  4. to bring into a worse condition; debase

Etymology: ME perverten < OFr pervertir < L pervertere, to overturn, corrupt < per-, intens. + vertere, to turn: see verse

noun

a perverted person; esp., a person who practices sexual perversion

pervert Related Forms
per·verter noun per·vert·ible adjective
pervert Synonyms

pervert

v.

ruin, vitiate, debase, divert; see corrupt 1. See syn. study at debase.

pervert Usage Examples

Object

  • gospel: But there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
  • course: A High Court judge and top QC were accused of a ' plot ' to pervert the course of justice.
  • truth: Hence, evil people can pervert the truth to suit their own ends.
  • nation: So, the three charges were put before Pilate: perverting the nation, refusing tribute and making himself a king.
  • way: Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?
  • justice: Terri Davies, 22, of Bootle, denies perverting justice with a false alibi.

Converse of object

  • do: That interpretation does not pervert or bend the words of the decision.

Adjective modifier

  • sexual: Come to think of it, all three of them have also been described as sexual perverts.
  • little: The Johnson's were good people and it wasn't their fault their son was a little pervert.
  • old: Now I feel like a proper dirty old pervert.

Modifies a noun

  • justice: Neither Carr nor Huntley who is also accused of conspiracy to pervert justice have yet entered pleas.

Modifying Another Word

  • so: The street all deserted, Except a man across the street being so perverted.
  • not: Me: At least I'm not perverted, like SOMEONE here.
  • rather: I also see the character, Peter Pan, as someone less than innocent and to an extent rather perverted.
  • even: Namely, that their manager is not an enigma but suffers a warped, even perverted character.

Noun used with modifier

  • sex: The gals from an New England village dealing with a visiting sex pervert getting his willy out in front of their kids.
  • web: So here they are for the first time: available for web perverts to browse at their leisure.

Used with why or when

  • what: Everything about the modern world denies and perverts what is essentially human.

Preposition: in

  • way: Instead, they are glutted, denied or perverted in some way.

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