perverter


per·vert

P0214600 (pər-vûrt′)tr.v. per·vert·ed, per·vert·ing, per·verts 1. To cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; debase: "yet another example of justice being perverted in an attempt to secure more convictions" (Economist).2. To corrupt (someone) morally. See Synonyms at corrupt.3. To interpret incorrectly; misconstrue or distort: an analysis that perverts the meaning of the poem.n. (pûr′vûrt′) A person whose sexual practices or interests are considered abnormal or deviant.
[Middle English perverten, from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere : per-, per- + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
per·vert′er n.per·vert′i·ble adj.