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Pronunciation : Per*vert"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [F. pervertir, L. pervertere, perversum; per + vertere to turn. See Per-, and Verse.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Perverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Perverting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Per*vert"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.] Testament of Love.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Per"vert
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913