PERVERT Definition & Meaning

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pervert

[ verb per-vurt; noun pur-vert ]

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verb (used with object)

to affect with perversion.
to lead astray morally.
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to turn away from the right course.
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to lead into mental error or false judgment.
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to turn to an improper use; misapply.
to misconstrue or misinterpret, especially deliberately; distort:
to pervert someone's statement.
to bring to a less excellent state; vitiate; debase.
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Pathology. to change to what is unnatural or abnormal.
to convert or persuade to a religious belief regarded as false or wrong.

noun

a person who practices sexual perversion.
Pathology. a person affected with perversion.
a person who has been perverted, or turned from what is right, especially to a religious belief regarded as erroneous.

pervert

verb

to use wrongly or badly
to interpret wrongly or badly; distort
to lead into deviant or perverted beliefs or behaviour; corrupt
to debase

noun

a person who practises sexual perversion

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Derived Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pervert¹

First recorded in 1300–50; (for the verb) Middle English perverten, from Latin pervertere “to overturn, subvert,” from per- per- + vertere “to turn”; (for the noun) noun use of obsolete pervert ‼��ٱ��”

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of pervert¹

C14: from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere to turn the wrong way, from per- (indicating deviation) + vertere to turn

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Cunningham, of Kendray, Barnsley, was jailed for 12 months on Thursday after admitting perverting the course of justice at a previous hearing.

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Evans also admitted a charge of perverting the course of justice between 13 and 27 June 2024, by making a false allegation that she was sexually assaulted by the teenager.

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Last year they were found guilty of concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice.

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During the previous trial, Ms Marten and Mr Gordon were found guilty of concealing the birth of a child and perverting the course of justice.

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Two men, aged 33 and 30, arrested on suspicion of murder remain in custody as well as a 27-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.

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