Definition of Pervirt
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.
Per*vert", v. i. To become
perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.] Testament of
Love.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error.
- A sexually perverted person.
- (transitive) To turn another way; to divert.
- (transitive) To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt
pervert the course of justice
- To misapply; to misinterpret designedly.
pervert one's words
- (intransitive) To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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