pervert

C2+ Topic:Education & Learning

US /pɚˈvɝt/ UK /pəˈvɜːt/ See IPA manual

verb noun

Meanings

1

verb
to distort or corrupt from the original or proper course

Bribery can pervert the course of justice.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to distort or corrupt from... distort corrupt twist debase warp misuse subvert deprave

Opposites

uphold preserve correct rectify

Word family

Derived forms pervertedperverterpervertible

Related forms perversion perverse perverseness

Etymology

From Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere ('to overturn, corrupt'), from per- ('thoroughly') + vertere ('to turn').

pervertere Latin vertere Latin *wert- Proto-Indo-European

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# pervert

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** pɚˈvɝt
**IPA (UK):** pəˈvɜːt

## Meanings
1. to distort or corrupt from the original or proper course

## Examples
- Bribery can pervert the course of justice.

## Synonyms
- distort
- corrupt
- twist
- debase
- warp
- misuse
- subvert
- deprave

## Antonyms
- uphold
- preserve
- correct
- rectify

## Derived Forms
- perverted
- perverter
- pervertible

## Related Forms
- perversion
- perverse
- perverseness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pervertere
- Root: vertere
- Root: *wert-

## Etymology
From Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere ('to overturn, corrupt'), from per- ('thoroughly') + vertere ('to turn').

## AI Etymology
Pervert is from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere ('to overturn, corrupt'), from per- ('thoroughly') + vertere ('to turn'). Important recorded forms include pervertere (Latin), vertere (Latin), and *wert- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to distort or corrupt from the original or proper course. The wider family includes derived forms such as perverted, perverter, and pervertible and related words such as perversion, perverse, and perverseness.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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