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a. Turned aside. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Perversely. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a perverse manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being perverse. “Virtue hath some perverseness.” Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. perversio: cf. F. perversion. See Pervert. ] The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to something worse; a turning or applying to a wrong end or use. “Violations and perversions of the laws.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. perversitas: cf. F. perversité. ] The quality or state of being perverse; perverseness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a.Tending to pervert. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Perverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Perverting. ] [ F. pervertir, L. pervertere, perversum; per + vertere to turn. See Per-, and Verse. ] 1. To turn another way; to divert. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. 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 intentionally; as, to pervert one's words. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion; -- opposed to convert. See the Synonym of Convert. [ 1913 Webster ]

That notorious pervert, Henry of Navarre. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [ R. ] Testament of Love. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who perverts (a person or thing). “His own parents his perverters.” South. “A perverter of his law.” Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being perverted. [ 1913 Webster ]