PERVERSIVE
Per*ver"sive, a.
Defn: Tending to pervert.
PERVERT
Per*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perverted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Perverting.] Etym: [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.
PERVERT
Per*vert", v. i.
Defn: To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.] Testament of Love.
PERVERT
Per"vert, n.
Defn: 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.
PERVERTER
Per*vert"er, n.