verb🔗ShareTo turn another way; to divert."The heavy rain was perverting the water flowing down the street, diverting it into the nearby park instead of the sewer. "actionmoralattitudewayphilosophymindnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure"How could stopping someone from killing himself or herself "pervert the course of justice"?"moralcharactersocietyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose"He has perverted his talents to dishonest gain."moralactionattitudenegativecharacterlawpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo misinterpret designedly."He was perverting the teacher's instructions by only doing the easy parts of the assignment and ignoring the rest. "moralattitudemindphilosophyactioncommunicationvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become perverted; to take the wrong course."The child's initial curiosity about science started perverting into a destructive obsession with explosives after finding dangerous information online. "moralattitudecharactermindsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
