- (v.i.) To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
- (v.t.) To turnanother way; to divert.
- (n.) One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion; -- opposed to convert. See the Synonym of Convert.
- (v.t.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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