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pervert
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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.

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

per·verter n.
per·verti·ble adj.

pervert
Verb
1. to use wrongly or badly
2. to interpret wrongly or badly; distort
3. to lead (someone) into abnormal behaviour, esp. sexually; corrupt
4. to debase
Noun
a person who practises sexual perversion [Latin pervertere to turn the wrong way]
perverted adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pervertpervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
fetishist - one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature)
masochist - someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment
nympho, nymphomaniac - a woman with abnormal sexual desires
child molester, paederast, pederast - a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner
paedophile, pedophile - an adult who is sexually attracted to children
miscreant, reprobate - a person without moral scruples
sadist - someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others
sadomasochist - someone who enjoys both sadism and masochism
lech, lecher, letch, satyr - man with strong sexual desires
bugger, sodomist, sodomite, sod - someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)
Verb1.pervert - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
carnalise, sensualise, sensualize, carnalize - debase through carnal gratification
infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"
lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
bastardise, bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
2.pervertpervert - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"
denote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
3.pervert - change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
fracture - violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language"
expend, use - use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
take in vain - use a name, such as God, without proper respect

pervert
verb 2. corrupt, degrade, subvert, deprave, debase, desecrate, debauch, lead astray
noun 3. deviant, degenerate, sicko (informal) sleazeball (slang) debauchee, weirdo or weirdie (informal)
Translations
pervert n [ˈpəːvəːt]pervertido/a
vt [pəˈvəːt]pervertir

pervert n [ˈpəːvəːt]perverti(e)
vt [pəˈvəːt]pervertir [+ words]; déformer

pervert n [ˈpəːvəːt]
vt [pəˈvəːt]
n (= sexual deviant) → perverser Mensch m
vt [+ person, mind] → verderben (= distort) [+ truth, custom] → verfälschen

pervert n [ˈpəːvəːt]pervertito/a
vt [pəˈvəːt]pervertire

pervert
v pervert [pəˈvəːt]
1 to change (something) from what is normal or right to pervert the course of justice. verderf يُحْرِف ، يُضِلُّ изопачавам zvrátit forlede; forhindre retfærdigheden i at ske fyldest verdrehen διαστρέφω, διαστρεβλώνω distorsionar, tergiversar moonutama تحریف کردن väärentää fausser לְהִשתַמֵש לְרָעָה בְּ- विकृत या भ्रष्ट कर देना iskriviti,izopačiti kiforgat menyelewengkan spilla, rangfæra corrompere, alterare ゆがめる (상도(常道)에서) 벗어나게 하다 iškraipyti, iškreipti sagrozīt memutarbalikkan verdraaien forderve; forlede wypaczyć perverter a denatura искажать skaziť popačiti onemogućiti förvränga, förvanska ตีความผิด ๆ çarpıtmak 顛倒,誤用 перекручувати منحرف کرنا، گمراہ کرنا xuyên tạc
2 to lead (someone) to crime or to evil or immoral (especially sexually immoral) acts. perverteer يُفْسِد أخْلاق покварявам zneužívat forlede verführen διαφθείρω pervertir rikkuma منحرف کردن turmella pervertir, dépraver לְהַשחִית מִידוֹת गलत कामों की ओर मोड़ना zavesti,pokvariti (erkölcsileg) megront mengajak menyeleweng spilla, táldraga pervertire 誤らせる 나쁜 길로 이끌다 (iš)tvirkinti samaitāt; pavest memesongkan corrumperen forføre; forderve deprawować perverter a corupe совращать, развращать zneužívať zapeljati zavesti fördärva, förleda นำไปในทางผิด yoldan çıkarmak 使走入邪路,使人變壞 спокушати; розбещувати بري راہ پر لگانا làm hư hỏng 使使
[ˈpəːvəːt] n
a person who does perverted (especially sexually immoral) acts. pervert مُنْحَرِف جِنْسِيّا перверзник zvrhlík pervers person perverser Mensch διεστραμμένος, ανώμαλος pervertido pervert آدم دچار انحراف جنسی perverssi pervers, erse סוֹטֶה विकृत या भ्रष्ट perverzna (spolno nastrana) osoba beteges hajlamú egyén pelaku penyelewengan siðsleysingi, öfuguggi pervertito 変質者 타락자; 성욕 도착자 ištvirkėlis izvirtulis penyumbaleweng geperverteerde seksualavviker; pervers person zboczeniec pervertido pervers извращенец zvrhlík perverznež perverznjak pervers individ พวกกามวิตถาร sapık 墮落者 збоченець گمراہ کن، بري راہ پر لگانے والا kẻ truỵ lạc
n perˈversion [-ʃən]
1 (the) act of perverting a perversion of justice. verdraaiing إعْتِداء عَلى العَدالَه أو حَرْفُها извращаване překrucování forhindring die Verdrehung διαστροφή perversión moonutamine تحریف väärentäminen perversion הַשחֲתַת הַמִידוֹת विकृत करना pokvarenost elferdítés penyelewengan afbökun, spilling alterazione, svisamento ねじまげ 오용, 악용 iškraipymas sagrozīšana peputarbalikan verdraaiing fordreiing; fordervelse perwersja perversão denaturare искажение prekrucovanie popačenje iskrivljenje förvrängning, förvanskning พฤติกรรมนอกลู่นอกทาง çarpıtma 走入邪路 перекручення; спотворення انحراف sự xuyên tạc
2 a perverted act He is capable of any perversion. perverse daad عَمَل مُنْحَرِف извратеност zvrhlost perversitet die Perversion διαστροφή perversión perverssus انحراف luonnoton teko perversion עִיווּת विकृत कार्य izopačenost perverzió tindakan menyeleweng öfuguggaháttur perversione 堕落 도착 행위 iškrypimas perversitāte sumbaleweng perversie pervers handling zboczenie perversão perversiune извращение zvrhlosť pokvarjenost perverzija perversitet, perversion พฤติกรรมในทางที่ผิดปกติ ayartma 墮落 збоченість گمراہي sự hư hỏng
adj perˈverted
verdraaid المُنحَرِف извратен zkažený pervers verdreht, pervers διεστραμμένος pervertido perversne منحرف؛ تحریف شده kieroutunut perverti מְעוּוַת विकृत izopačen,nastran romlott, fajtalan suka menyeleweng siðspilltur pervertito, perverso 変質の 타락한; 도착된 iškrypęs, iškreiptas perverss sumbang laku geperverteerd pervers, forvrengt zboczony pervertido pervertit искажённый;извращённый skazený sprijen perverzan förvrängd, pervers ที่มีพฤติกรรมในทางที่ผิดปกติ sapık, doğru yoldan çıkmış 走入邪路的 збочений منحرگ، گمراہ lầm lạc/ đồi bại


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