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pervert

verb/noun
/pərˈvɜːrt/

Meaning

As a verb: to distort the meaning or purpose of something; as a noun: a person with abnormal or immoral sexual behavior.

Example Sentences

He tried to pervert the truth to escape punishment.

Example Expressions

pervert the course of justice

Synonyms

distort, corrupt, mislead, deviant, degenerate

Antonyms

purify, clarify, uphold

Collocations

pervert the truth, sexual pervert, moral pervert, pervert justice

Related Vocabularies

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