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per·vert

| \ pər-ˈvərt

\

1 a

: to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt

b

: to cause to turn aside or away from what is generally done or accepted : misdirect

2 a

: to divert to a wrong end or purpose : misuse

b

: to twist the meaning or sense of : misinterpret

per·vert

| \ ˈpər-ˌvərt

\

: one that has been perverted

specifically

: one given to some form of sexual perversion

Verb

people who pervert their religion to support violence

They perverted the truth to help further their careers.

movies that pervert the minds of young people by glorifying violence

Noun

longtime residents warned us not to go near the neighborhood pervert

Money can really inform and pervert our most intimate relationships, beyond just the employee-guest relationship at the hotel.

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Carrie Battan, The New Yorker , 18 July 2021

Most presidents won't pervert the conduct of their office the way Trump did.

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Star Tribune , 23 Jan. 2021

The Gettysburg gambit is just his latest attempt to appropriate American history and symbology and pervert it to suit his ends.

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Matt Ford, The New Republic , 12 Aug. 2020

But then Kaepernick’s message, as messages often do, became perverted into a debate that had nothing to do with his point.

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Mike Finger, ExpressNews.com , 6 June 2020

McNeil isn’t oblivious to the dark side of lurking, the way certain corners of the internet study discourses to mimic, troll, or pervert them.

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Adrian Daub, The New Republic , 13 Apr. 2020

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Fighting with one another is weakening our pervert brand.

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David Marchese, New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022

Brandon is spiraling down the pervert drain to be eventually flushed out into the ocean of depravity.

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Mike Postalakis, SPIN , 15 Feb. 2022

The article begins, A serial pervert has been terrorizing a Brooklyn neighborhood by repeatedly exposing himself to kids — but keeps getting cut loose thanks to New York’s lax bail reform laws . . . Swell.

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Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 20 Sep. 2021

Infectious Diseases was a liar and pervert , the newspaper reported.

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Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com , 7 Sep. 2021

The story of the shifting, creative ways that shame and denial pervert our social arrangements cannot be told too many times.

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Christine Smallwood, The New York Review of Books , 6 July 2021

Faxe the Foreteller centers an amazing scene, in a high hall, surrounded by eight other proleptic figures, two of them being quite insane and one a curious male pervert .

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Harold Bloom, The New Yorker , 20 Nov. 2020

The chief barged into the police interrogation room where the man, handcuffed to the floor, called him a pervert .

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New York Times , 17 Dec. 2019

Joe also totally kills the pervert (Chris D'Elia) who abused Delilah and who came this close to abusing Ellie.

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Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire , 26 Dec. 2019

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per·vert

| \ pər-ˈvərt

\

: to cause to engage in perversion or to become perverted

per·vert

| \ ˈpər-ˌvərt

\

: one that has been perverted

specifically

: one given to some form of sexual perversion

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Definition of pervert (Entry 2 of 2)

debase , vitiate , deprave , corrupt , debauch , pervert mean to cause deterioration or lowering in quality or character. debase implies a loss of position, worth, value, or dignity.

commercialism has debased the holiday

vitiate implies a destruction of purity, validity, or effectiveness by allowing entrance of a fault or defect.

a foreign policy vitiated by partisanship

deprave implies moral deterioration by evil thoughts or influences.

the claim that society is depraved by pornography

corrupt implies loss of soundness, purity, or integrity.

the belief that bureaucratese corrupts the language

debauch implies a debasing through sensual indulgence.

the long stay on a tropical isle had debauched the ship's crew

pervert implies a twisting or distorting from what is natural or normal.

perverted the original goals of the institute

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pervert.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback .

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Middle English, from Anglo-French purvertir, pervertir , from Latin pervertere to overturn, corrupt, pervert, from per- thoroughly + vertere to turn — more at per- , worth
“Pervert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pervert. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.
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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.
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 .]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
2. to interpret wrongly or badly; distort
3. to lead into deviant or perverted beliefs or behaviour; corrupt
(Psychology) a person who practises sexual perversion
[C14: from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere to turn the wrong way, from per- (indicating deviation) + vertere to turn]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
2. to turn away from the right course.
3. to lead into mental error or false judgment.
4. to turn to an improper use.
5. to misconstrue or misinterpret, esp. deliberately; distort.
6. to bring to a less excellent state; debase.
7. a person who practices a sexual perversion.
[1300–50; (v.) Middle English < Latin pervertere to overturn, subvert]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
fetishist - one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)
nympho , nymphomaniac - a woman with abnormal sexual desires
child molester , paederast - a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner
miscreant , reprobate - a person without moral scruples
lech , lecher , letch , satyr - man with strong sexual desires
sodomist - someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
alter , change , modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
carnalise , sensualise , sensualize , carnalize - debase through carnal gratification
infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"
lead astray , lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
denote , refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
fracture - violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"
expend , use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
take in vain - use a name, such as God, without proper respect
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
1. distort , abuse , twist , misuse , warp , misinterpret , misrepresent , falsify , misconstrue officers attempting to pervert the course of justice
2. corrupt , degrade , subvert , deprave , debase , desecrate , debauch , lead astray He was accused of perverting the nation's youth.
1. deviant , degenerate , sicko (informal) , sleazeball (slang) , debauchee , weirdo or weirdie (informal) You're nothing but a sick pervert.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Idiom: give a false coloring to.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
مُنْحَرِف جِنْسِيّا يُحْرِف ، يُضِلُّ يُفْسِد أخْلاق
harhauttaa harhautua johtaa harhaan vääristellä
beteges hajlamú egyén erkölcsileg megront kiforgat
siîsleysingi, öfuguggi spilla, rangfæra spilla, táldraga
iškreiptas iškrypęs ištvirkėlis ištvirkinti tvirkinti
izvirtulis pavest sagrozīt samaitāt
2. (= twist ) [+ words ] → torcer , desvirtuar ; [+ facts, truth ] → distorsionar , tergiversar to pervert the course of justice ( Jur ) → torcer el curso de la justicia
B. [ˈpɜːvɜːt] N → pervertido/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
[+ process, institution ] → pervertir
to be perverted by sth [ person ] → être perverti par qch
to pervert the course of justice → entraver le cours de la justice
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
vt (= deprave) person, mind → verderben , pervertieren ; (Rel) believer → irreleiten ; (= change, distort) truth, sb’s words → verzerren ; to pervert the course of justice (Jur) → die Rechtsfindung behindern ; (by official) → das Recht beugen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
1. vt ( mind ) → pervertire , corrompere ; ( speech, truth ) → travisare to pervert the course of justice → deviare il corso della giustizia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
1. to change (something) from what is normal or right. to pervert the course of justice. ve
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