pervert : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pervert	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for pervert
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pervert n a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior Synonym(s): pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate v corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" Synonym(s): twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" Synonym(s): pervert, misuse, abuse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pervert \Pervert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perverted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perverting}.] [F. pervertir, L. pervertere, perversum; per + vertere to turn. See {Per-}, and {Verse}.] 1. To turnanother way; to divert. [Obs.] Let's follow him, and pervert* the present wrath. --Shak. 2. To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt; also, to misapply; to misinterpret designedly; as, to pervert one's words. --Dryden. He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. i. To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.] --Testament of Love.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pervert \Per"vert\, n. One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion; -- opposed to convert. See the Synonym of {Convert}. That notorious pervert, Henry of Navarre. --Thackeray.