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per·vert    Audio Help   (pər-vûrt')  Pronunciation Key  tr.v.   per·vert·ed, per·vert·ing, per·verts To cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt. To bring to a bad or worse condition; debase. To put to a wrong or improper use; misuse. See Synonyms at corrupt. To interpret incorrectly; misconstrue or distort: an analysis that perverts the meaning of the poem. n.   (pûr'vûrt') One who practices sexual perversion. [Middle English perverten, from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere : per-, per- + vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] per·vert'er n., per·vert'i·ble adj.

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