vi to become perverted; to take the wrong course.
2. pervert ·vt to turnanother way; to divert.
3. pervert ·noun one who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion;
opposed to convert. ·see the synonym of convert.
4. pervert ·vt to turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt; also, to misapply; to misinterpret designedly; as, to pervert one's words.