vərt verb (used with object)
1.
to affect with perversion.
2.
to lead astray morally.
3.
to turn away from the right course.
4.
to lead into mental error or false judgment.
5.
to turn to an improper use; misapply.
noun
10.
a person who practices sexual perversion.
11.
Pathology. a person affected with perversion.
12.
a person who has been perverted, especially to a religious belief regarded as erroneous.
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Origin:
1300–50; (v.) Middle English perverten < Latin pervertere to overturn, subvert, equivalent to per- per- + vertere to turn; (noun) noun use of obsolete pervert perverted
1300–50; (v.) Middle English perverten < Latin pervertere to overturn, subvert, equivalent to per- per- + vertere to turn; (noun) noun use of obsolete pervert perverted
Related forms
per·vert·er, noun
per·vert·i·ble, adjective
per·vert·i·bil·i·ty, noun
per·vert·i·bly, adverb
non·per·vert·i·ble, adjective
Synonyms
2. seduce, corrupt, demoralize. 3. divert. 4. mislead, misguide. 7. pollute, defile; impair, degrade.
2. seduce, corrupt, demoralize. 3. divert. 4. mislead, misguide. 7. pollute, defile; impair, degrade.
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| pervert | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to use wrongly or badly |
| 2. | to interpret wrongly or badly; distort |
| 3. | to lead into deviant or perverted beliefs or behaviour; corrupt |
| 4. | to debase |
| —n | |
| 5. | 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] | |
| per'verter | |
| —n | |
| per'vertible | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
pervert
c.1300 (trans.), "to turn someone aside from a right religious belief to a false or erroneous one," from O.Fr. pervertir, from L. pervertere "corrupt, turn the wrong way, turn about," from per- "away" + vertere "to turn" (see versus). The noun is 1661, from the verb. Replaced
native froward, which embodies the same image. The noun is attested from 1661, "one who has forsaken a doctrine or system regarded as true, apostate;" psychological sense of "one who has a perversion of the sexual instinct" is attested from 1897 (Havelock Ellis), originally esp. of homosexuals. Perv, short for sexual pervert (n.), is first recorded 1944.
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