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per·vert
 pervert
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
p r
vuhrt
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| inflections: |
perverts, perverting, perverted |
| definition 1: |
to lead astray or corrupt.
She perverted her own child.- synonyms:
- corrupt, deprave
- similar words:
- degrade, demoralize, mislead, pollute, seduce, subvert, warp
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| definition 2: |
to use wrongly or improperly.
He perverted his powers as president.- synonyms:
- abuse, misuse
- similar words:
- exploit, profane, warp
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| definition 3: |
to state or interpret incorrectly, esp. by intention; distort.
You are perverting the intention of the law.- synonyms:
- distort, misinterpret, misrepresent, twist, warp
- similar words:
- bend, corrupt, garble, misconstrue, misread, misspeak, misstate, wrench
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| definition 4: |
to bring to a worse or lower state; debase.
- synonyms:
- debase, lower
- similar words:
- abase, corrupt, defile, degrade, deprave, profane, subvert, vitiate, warp
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| related words: |
color, infect, poison, rot |
adverb + (v.)pervert
certainly, easily, enough, simply, sometimes
(v.)pervert
+ noun
christianity,
conspiracy,
course,
culture,
democracy,
end,
function,
image,
institution,
justice,
meaning,
nation-state,
notion,
order,
process,
purpose,
reason,
relation,
relationship,
scoundrel,
sport,
system,
teaching,
technology,
weapon,
youth
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
puhr
vrt
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| definition: |
one who engages in perverted sexual practices.
- similar words:
- degenerate, deviant, deviate, erotomaniac, lecher, nymphomaniac, pederast, pedophile, voyeur
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adjective + (n.)pervert
basic, bloody, damned, dirty, filthy, fucking, male, moral, nasty, repressed, sexual, sick, stable, usual
verb + (n.)pervert
commit, dump, hide, laugh, portray, tease, yell
noun + (n.)pervert
accomplice,
addict,
alcoholic,
bathroom,
category,
cause,
commie,
date,
detective,
deviant,
felon,
file,
freak,
gay,
homosexual,
kidnapper,
kind,
monster,
pedophile,
phone,
reality,
sex,
sexuality,
spy,
stuff,
supply,
thief
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| derivation: |
perverter (n.) |
The word pervert
contains the following parts:
per-
Latin
prefix
that means through, throughout; very
  Example words:
impermeable, impermissible, imperturbable, impervious, parvenu, perambulate, perceive, perception, percolate, perennial, perfect, perfidy, perfoliate, perforate, perform, perfunctory, perjury, permanent, permeate, permissible, permission, permit, permute, pernicious, perorate, perpetual, perplex, persecute, persevere, persist, persistent, perspective, perspicacious, perspicuous, perspire, persuade, persuasion, persuasive, pertinacious, perturb, peruse, pervade, perverse, pervert, pervious, semipermeable
vers, vert
Latin
root
that means to turn; to be occupied with
Example words:
adversary, adversative, adverse, adversity, advert, advertent, advertise, advertisement, animadversion, animadvert, anniversary, averse, aversion, avert, controversial, controversy, controvert, conversable, conversant, conversation, converse1, convert, converter, convertible, covert, divers, diverse, diversify, diversion, diversity, divert, divorce, eversion, evert, extraversion, extroversion, extrovert, inadvertence, inadvertent, intervertebral, introversion, introvert, inverse, inversion, invert, invertebrate, inverter, irreversible, malversation, obverse, perverse, perversion, perversity, pervert, reconvert, revers, reversal, reverse, reversible, reversion, revert, subversion, subvert, tergiversate, transversal, transverse, traverse, universalism, universality, universe, university, versatile, versatility, verse, versicle, version, verso, versus, vertebral, vertebrate, vertex, vertical, verticil, vertiginous, vice versa, vortex
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