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English noun: pervert | |||
| 1. | pervert (person) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior | ||
| Synonyms | degenerate, deviant, deviate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | miscreant, reprobate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bugger, child molester, fetishist, lech, lecher, letch, masochist, nympho, nymphomaniac, paederast, paedophile, pederast, pedophile, sadist, sadomasochist, satyr, sod, sodomist, sodomite | ||
English verb: pervert | |||
| 1. | pervert (social) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | ||
| Samples | Debauch the young people with wine and women. Socrates was accused of corrupting young men. Do school counselors subvert young children?. Corrupt the morals. | ||
| Synonyms | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, profane, subvert, vitiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bastardise, bastardize, carnalise, carnalize, infect, lead astray, lead off, poison, sensualise, sensualize, suborn | ||
| 2. | pervert (communication) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive | ||
| Samples | Don't twist my words. | ||
| Synonyms | convolute, sophisticate, twist, twist around | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | denote, refer | ||
| 3. | pervert (change) change the inherent purpose or function of something | ||
| Samples | Don't abuse the system. The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers. | ||
| Synonyms | abuse, misuse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expend, use | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fracture, take in vain | ||
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