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