 pervert |
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| 1. | [ verb ] change the inherent purpose or function of something | |
| Synonyms: | abuse misuse | |
| Examples: | "Don't abuse the system" "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers" |
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| Related terms: | use fracture take_in_vain misuse | |
| 2. | [ verb ] practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive | |
| Synonyms: | twist_around convolute sophisticate twist | |
| Related terms: | denote distortion sophism | |
| 3. | [ verb ] corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | |
| Synonyms: | corrupt deprave misdirect profane debase vitiate debauch demoralise subvert demoralize | |
| Examples: | "debauch the young people with wine and women" "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men" "Do school counselors subvert young children?" "corrupt the morals" |
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| Related terms: | change poison lead_off whore sensualize bastardize suborn infect orgy demoralization profanation violator corruption | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (sexuality) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior | |
| Synonyms: | deviate degenerate deviant | |
| Related terms: | reprobate nymphomaniac satyr pederast pedofile molester sadomasochist sadist sodomite fetishist masochist paedophile deviate | |
| Similar spelling: |
perverted perversity perverse perversive perversion perversely perfervid |
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