pervert
pervert is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.] Testament of Love.
- 3.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 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abuse
- agent
- away
- bad
- bewilder
- blind
- catachresis
- college
- coloring
- conceal
- construction
- cross
- cross-reading
- deceive
- detort
- distort
- error
- exaggeration
- explain
- false
- falsification
- falsify
- garble
- give
- government
- indoctrination
- leading
- lie
- lying
- meaning
- misacceptation
- misapplication
- misapply
- misapprehend
- misapprehension
- misconceive
- misconstruction
- misconstrue
- miscorrect
- misdescribe
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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