[pəˈvəːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- distort or corrupt the original course, meaning, or state of (something)
(e.g: he was charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice)

- lead (someone) away from what is considered natural or acceptable
(e.g: Hector is a man who is simply perverted by his time)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere, from per- ‘thoroughly, to ill effect’ + vertere ‘to turn’. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th century

[ˈpəːvəːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person whose sexual behaviour is regarded as abnormal and unacceptable


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): from Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere, from per- ‘thoroughly, to ill effect’ + vertere ‘to turn’. The current noun sense dates from the late 19th century