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pervert

[per-vurt, pur-vert]

verb (used with object)

  1. to affect with perversion.

  2. to lead astray morally.

    Synonyms: , ,
  3. to turn away from the right course.

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  4. to lead into mental error or false judgment.

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  5. to turn to an improper use; misapply.

  6. to misconstrue or misinterpret, especially deliberately; distort.

    to pervert someone's statement.

  7. to bring to a less excellent state; vitiate; debase.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  8. Pathology.to change to what is unnatural or abnormal.

  9. to convert or persuade to a religious belief regarded as false or wrong.



noun

  1. a person who practices sexual perversion.

  2. Pathology.a person affected with perversion.

  3. a person who has been perverted, or turned from what is right, especially to a religious belief regarded as erroneous.

pervert

verb

  1. to use wrongly or badly

  2. to interpret wrongly or badly; distort

  3. to lead into deviant or perverted beliefs or behaviour; corrupt

  4. to debase

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who practises sexual perversion

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • perverter noun
  • pervertible adjective
  • pervertibility noun
  • pervertibly adverb
  • nonpervertible adjective
  • ˈٱ noun
  • ˈپ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pervert1

First recorded in 1300–50; (for the verb) Middle English perverten, from Latin pervertere “to overturn, subvert,” from per- per- + vertere “to turn”; (for the noun) noun use of obsolete pervert ‼ٱ”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pervert1

C14: from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere to turn the wrong way, from per- (indicating deviation) + vertere to turn
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Here was the framework by which the Nazis attacked modernists not just as purveyors of low-quality creations, but also as perverted, dangerous and, whenever applicable, racially inferior.

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She also admitted attempting to pervert the course of justice by giving police false details, and attempting to conceal the vehicle she was driving while having no licence or insurance.

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A 29-year-old man from Slough, arrested on Thursday on suspicion of assisting an offender and attempting to pervert the course of justice, has been released on bail, until 15 August.

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A 29-year-old man from Slough was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of assisting an offender and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

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The force added that a 37-year-old woman from Slough, Berkshire, who had been detained on suspicion of assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice, has been released on police bail.

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