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pervert

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Noun pervert has 1 sense
  1. pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
    --1 is a kind of reprobate, miscreant
    --1 has particulars:
     fetishist; masochist; nymphomaniac, nympho; pederast, paederast, child molester; pedophile, paedophile; sadist; sadomasochist; satyr, lecher, lech, letch; sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger
    Derived form: verb pervert1
Verb pervert has 3 senses
  1. corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun pervert1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
    --2 is one way to denote, refer
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. pervert, misuse, abuse - change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
    --3 is one way to use, expend
    Derived form: noun perversion3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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