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| per·vert [ pər vúrt ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle per·vert·ed, present participle per·vert·ing, 3rd person present singular per·verts) |
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1. lead somebody away from good: to lead somebody or something away from what is considered good, normal, moral, or proper
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2. misinterpret or distort something: to misinterpret or distort something such as a piece of text
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3. use something improperly: to use something incorrectly or improperly
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4. debase something: to bring something into a state regarded as morally inferior or reprehensible
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noun (plural per·verts) |
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somebody whose sexual behavior is unacceptable: somebody whose sexual behavior is considered unacceptably deviant
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin pervertere "turn wrong" < vertere "turn"] |
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  per·vert·er noun |
| per·vert·i·ble adjective |
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