v.
/
pəˈvəːt/
- alter from its original meaning or state to a corruption of what was first intended.
- lead away from what is right, natural, or acceptable.
n.
/
ˈpəːvəːt/
a person with abnormal or unacceptable sexual behaviour.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. pervertir, from L. pervertere, from per- ‘thoroughly, to ill effect’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
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