Pervert

  • 31pervert — One who practices perversions. SEE ALSO: deviant (2). * * * per·vert pər vərt vt to cause to engage in perversion or to become perverted per·vert pər .vərt n one that has been perverted specif one given to some form of sexual perversion …

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  • 32pervert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. apostasize, distort, twist, garble, debase, misrepresent, corrupt, mislead, misinterpret, misstate; equivocate. See distortion, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ruin, vitiate, debase, divert; see …

    English dictionary for students

  • 33pervert — see VERSE …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 34pervert — per·vert || pÉ™r vÉœrt /pÉ™ vɜːt n. deviant, one who has abnormal qualities, one who has aberrant qualities or behaviors v. make incorrect, falsify; distort, deliberately misinterpret …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 35pervert — verb pə və:t 1》 alter from its original meaning or state to a corruption of what was first intended. 2》 lead away from what is right, natural, or acceptable. noun pə:və:t a person with abnormal or unacceptable sexual behaviour. Derivatives… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 36pervert — I. v. a. 1. Distort, stretch, falsify, make an ill use of, misinterpret. 2. Entice, tempt, corrupt. 3. Convert, proselyte. II. n. Apostate, proselyte …

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  • 37pervert — v 1. divert, deflect, turn, turn away, turn aside, avert, sidetrack, switch, Obs. prevaricate; wrench, wrest, wring, skew, shunt. 2. seduce, corrupt, subvert, demoralize, lead astray, lead away; tempt, allure, entice, inveigle; trap, entrap,… …

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  • 38pervert — per·vert …

    English syllables

  • 39pervert — per•vert v. [[t]pərˈvɜrt[/t]] n. [[t]ˈpɜr vərt[/t]] v. t. 1) to lead astray morally 2) to turn away from the right course 3) to lead into mental error or false judgment 4) to turn to an improper use 5) to misconstrue or misinterpret, esp.… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40pervert —   Hō oko a i ka hana.   Also: ho okeke e, kāpae, ho okāhuli; kanaka ē (noun). See homosexual …

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