KJV Dictionary Definition: pervert

pervert

PERVERT', v.t. L. perverto; per and verto, to turn.

1. To turn from truth, propriety, or from its proper purpose; to distort from its true use or end; as, to pervert reason by misdirecting it; to pervert the laws by misinterpreting and misapplying them; to pervert justice; to pervert the meaning of an author; to pervert nature; to pervert truth.

2. To turn from the right; to corrupt.

He in the serpent had perverted Eve.

perverted

PERVERT'ED, pp. Turned from right to wrong; distorted; corrupted; misinterpreted; misemployed.

perverter

PERVERT'ER, n. One that perverts or turns from right to wrong; one that distorts, misinterprets or misapplies.

pervertible

PERVERT'IBLE, a. That may be perverted.

perverting

PERVERT'ING, ppr. Turning from right to wrong; distorting; misinterpreting; misapplying; corrupting.

Pervert, when used of persons, usually implies evil design.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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