Category:Pervert

Per*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Perverting.] Etym: [f. pervertir, l. pervertere, perversum; per + Vertere to turn. See per-, and verse.]

1. To turnanother way; to divert. [obs.] Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath. Shak.

2. To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a Right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt; also, to Misapply; to misinterpret designedly; as, to pervert one's words. Dryden. He, in the serpent, had perverted eve. Milton.

Pervert Per*vert", v. i.

Defn: to become perverted; to take the wrong course. [r.] Testament Of love.

Pervert Per"vert, n.

Defn: one who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, Especially in religion; -- opposed to convert. See the synonym of Convert. That notorious pervert, henry of navarre. Thackeray.