Perverter

per·vert  (pr-vûrt)

tr.v. per·vert·ed, per·vert·ing, per·verts

1. To cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt.

2. To bring to a bad or worse condition; debase.

3. To put to a wrong or improper use; misuse. See Synonyms at corrupt.

4. To interpret incorrectly; misconstrue or distort: an analysis that perverts the meaning of the poem.

n. (pûrvûrt)

One who practices sexual perversion.

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[Middle English perverten, from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere : per-, per- + vertere, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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per·verter n.

per·verti·ble adj.