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pervert

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Main Entry:
1per·vert Listen to the pronunciation of 1pervert
Pronunciation:
\pər-ˈvərt\
Function:
transitive verb
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French purvertir, pervertir, from Latin pervertere to overturn, corrupt, pervert, from per- thoroughly + vertere to turn — more at per-, worth
Date:
14th century
1 a: to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt b: to cause to turn aside or away from what is generally done or accepted : misdirect2 a: to divert to a wrong end or purpose : misuse b: to twist the meaning or sense of : misinterpret
synonyms see debase
per·vert·er noun


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