Sekirov Dictionary

pervert

UK /ˈpəː.vəːt/US /ˈpɚ.vɚt/

noun 2
/pɚˈvɚt/ verb 5
forms 5

noun2

•
(disapproving) someone who does sexual things that shock most people
- Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!
•
(disapproving, old-fashioned) One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, or adopted a twisted sense of values or morals.
- According to the Holy Qur'an, those who cast off God's signs and follow Satan and their caprice are perverts; they are likened to dogs […] — 2001

pervert

UK /pəˈvəːt/US /pɚˈvɚt/

verb5

•
To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
- How could stopping someone from killing himself or herself "pervert the course of justice"?
•
to misinterpret designedly.
- pervert one's words
To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
•
To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose
- He has perverted his talents to dishonest gain.
•
To turn another way; to divert.
- Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath. — 1623

forms

perverted · perverting · perverteth · perverts · pervertest

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