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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. i.
     To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.]
     --Testament of Love.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pervert \Per"vert\, n.
     One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error,
     especially in religion; -- opposed to convert. See the
     Synonym of Convert.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           That notorious pervert, Henry of Navarre. --Thackeray.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perverted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Perverting.] [F. pervertir, L. pervertere,
     perversum; per + vertere to turn. See Per-, and Verse.]
     1. To turnanother way; to divert. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve. --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. i.
     To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.]
     --Testament of Love.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pervert \Per"vert\, n.
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perverted; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Perverting.] [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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  pervert
       n : a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable
           especially in sexual behavior [syn: deviant, deviate,
            degenerate]
       v 1: 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" [syn: corrupt,
             subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase,
             profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect]
       2: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about
          in order to mislead or deceive [syn: twist, twist
          around, convolute, sophisticate]
       3: 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"
          [syn: misuse, abuse]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pervert
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 διαφθείρω
     2 διαστρέφω, εκμαυλίζω
     3 (αμτβ) γίνομαι διεστραμμένος, διαφθείρομαι
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 διαφθείρω
     2 διαστρέφω, εκμαυλίζω
     3 (αμτβ) γίνομαι διεστραμμένος, διαφθείρομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pervert
     n.
     1 (lb en dated) One who has been #Verbed; one who has turned to
  error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.
     2 A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To turn another way; to divert.
     2 (lb en transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or
  otherwise impure

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  pervert
     n.
     1 (lb en dated) One who has been #Verbed; one who has turned to
  error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.
     2 A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To turn another way; to divert.
     2 (lb en transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or
  otherwise impure

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  pervert
     n.
     1 (lb en dated) One who has been #Verbed; one who has turned to
  error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.
     2 A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To turn another way; to divert.
     2 (lb en transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or
  otherwise impure

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  pervert
     n.
     1 (lb en dated) One who has been #Verbed; one who has turned to
  error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.
     2 A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To turn another way; to divert.
     2 (lb en transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or
  otherwise impure

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pervert
     Englanti n.
     perverssi ihminen
     Englanti vb.
     1 turmella, pilata, rappeuttaa
     2 vääristää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  pervert
     Engelska n.
     pervers
     Engelska vb.
     förvränga, förvrida

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Pervert /pəvˈɜːt/
  المنحرف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pervert //pəˈvəːt// //pɚˈvɚt// //ˈpəː.vət// //ˈpɚ.vɚt// 
  извратеняк
  sexually perverted person

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  pervert //pəˈvəːt// //pɚˈvɚt// //ˈpəː.vət// //ˈpɚ.vɚt// 
  1. използвам неправилно
  to misuse
  2. извращавам
  to take the wrong course
  3. отклонявам
  to turn another way
  4. изопачавам
  to turn from truth