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1. A person whose behaviour deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behaviour
   - deviant, deviate, degenerate

1. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
   "Socrates was accused of perverting young men"
   - corrupt, subvert, demoralize, demoralise [Brit], debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
    
2. Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
   "Don't pervert my words"
   - twist, twist around, convolute, sophisticate
    
3. Change the inherent purpose or function of something
   "The director of the factory perverted the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
   - misuse, abuse

Derived forms: perverting, perverts, perverted

See also: perversion, perversive

Type of: alter, change, denote, expend, miscreant, modify, refer, reprobate, use

Encyclopedia: Pervert