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per·vert I. \pərˈvər]t, pəˈvə̄], pəˈvəi], ˈpərˌv-, ˈpə̄ˌv-, ˈpəiˌv-, usu ]d.+V\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English perverten, from Middle French pervertir, from Latin pervertere to turn the wrong way, destroy, corrupt, pervert, from per-, prefix denoting deviation + vertere to turn — more at per-, worth 1. a. (1) : to cause to turn aside or away from what is viewed as good or true or morally right : lead astray : corrupt < was accused of perverting youth > especially : to make a moral pervert of (2) : to cause to turn aside or away from what is generally done or generally accepted : divert into what is wrong or incorrect or not normal or usual : misdirect < perverted the course of justice > < were deliberately perverting to their ends essentially the same techniques — New Republic > b. (1) : to make use of usually willfully in a wrong or improper way : divert to a wrong end or purpose : misuse < the idea is one that may easily deteriorate or be perverted — Lionel Trilling > (2) : to twist the meaning or sense of usually willfully : misinterpret, misconstrue, misapply < perverts some evidence and omits the rest — Norman Douglas > 2. : to effect a symmetric exchange between the right and left parts of < an object as viewed in a plane mirror is perverted from its actual appearance > Synonyms: see debase II. \ˈpərˌvər]t, ˈpə̄ˌvə̄], ˈpəiˌvəi] sometimes pə(r)ˈv-; usu ]d.+V\ noun (-s) : one that has been perverted or that manifests or is given to some form of perversion especially sexual |