verb, noun
verb [VN]
1 to change a system, process, etc. in a bad way so that it is not what it used to be or what it should be:
Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction.
2 to affect sb in a way that makes them act or think in an immoral or unacceptable way
SYNCORRUPT:
Some people believe that television can pervert the minds of children.
IDIOMS
pervert the course of justice (law) to tell a lie or to do sth in order to prevent the police, etc. from finding out the truth about a crime
noun a person whose sexual behaviour is not thought to be normal or acceptable by most people:
a sexual pervert
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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