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per|vert

per|vert «verb. puhr VEHRT; noun. PUR vurt», verb, noun.

–v.t.

1. to lead or turn from the right way or from the truth; lead astray: »Reading silly stories perverted their taste for good books.
SYNONYM(S): corrupt, debase, deprave.

2. to give a wrong meaning to; misconstrue: »His enemies perverted his friendly remark and made it into an insult. Ye have perverted the words of the living God (Jeremiah 23:36).
SYNONYM(S): misinterpret, distort, falsify.

3. to use for wrong purposes or in a wrong way; misapply: »A clever criminal perverts his talents.

4. to change from what is natural or normal, now especially what is generally accepted or defined by law as natural or normal in sexual behavior.

–n.

a perverted person, now especially one who practices sexual perversion.

╂[< Latin pervertere < per- (pejorative) + vertere to turn]

–per|vert´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.