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perverts

5 definitions • 4 examples
1
to change something so that it is not what it was or should be, or to influence someone in a harmful way:

Examples:

Her ideas have been shamelessly perverted to serve the president's propaganda campaign.
2
to act illegally to avoid punishment or to get the wrong person punished:

Examples:

The two police officers were charged with perverting the course of justice by fabricating evidence in the trial.
3
a person whose sexual behaviour is considered strange and unpleasant by most people
4
to change something from its correct use or original purpose:

Examples:

These journalists are perverting the news.
The will of the people is being perverted by their elected representatives.
5
a person whose sexual behavior is considered unnatural and morally wrong

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