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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•vert /v. pɚˈvɜrt; n. ˈpɜrvɚt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to lead (someone) away from what is right in moral behavior:perverting children with pornography.
- to use in an evil or improper way;
misapply:You're perverting science for unworthy purposes. - to bring (something) to a less excellent state:to pervert a simple way of life.
n. [countable] - Psychiatryone who practices a sexual perversion.
per•vert•ed, adj. See -vert-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•vert (v. pər vûrt′;n. pûr′vərt),USA pronunciation v.t. - to affect with perversion.
- to lead astray morally.
- to turn away from the right course.
- to lead into mental error or false judgment.
- to turn to an improper use;
misapply. - to misconstrue or misinterpret, esp. deliberately;
distort:to pervert someone's statement. - to bring to a less excellent state;
vitiate; debase. - Pathologyto change to what is unnatural or abnormal.
- to convert or persuade to a religious belief regarded as false or wrong.
n. - Psychiatrya person who practices sexual perversion.
- Pathologya person affected with perversion.
- a person who has been perverted, esp. to a religious belief regarded as erroneous.
- Latin pervertere to overturn, subvert, equivalent. to per- per- + vertere to turn; (noun, nominal) noun, nominal use of obsolete pervert perverted
- (verb, verbal) Middle English perverten 1300–50
per•vert′er, n. per•vert′i•ble, adj. per•vert′i•bil′i•ty, n. per•vert′i•bly, adv. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged seduce, corrupt, demoralize.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged divert.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mislead, misguide.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pollute, defile; impair, degrade.
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