to affect with perversion.

to lead astray morally.

to turn away from the right course.

to lead into mental error or false judgment.

to turn to an improper use; misapply.

to misconstrue or misinterpret, esp. deliberately; distort

to pervert someone's statement.

to bring to a less excellent state; vitiate; debase.

Pathology . to change to what is unnatural or abnormal.

to convert or persuade to a religious belief regarded as false or wrong.

a person who practices sexual perversion.

Pathology . a person affected with perversion.

a person who has been perverted, esp. to a religious belief regarded as erroneous.

verb

leave alone , straighten

noun

debauchee , degenerate , deviant , deviate , freak , weirdo *

verb

abuse , adulterate , alloy , animalize , brainwash , color , corrupt , cut * , debase , debauch , demoralize , deprave , desecrate , distort , divert , doctor , doctor up , fake , falsify , fudge * , garble , misconstrue , misinterpret , misrepresent , misstate , mistreat , misuse , outrage , phony up , prostitute , ruin , salt * , seduce , spike , vitiate , warp , water * , bastardize , bestialize , brutalize , canker , stain , misapply , misappropriate , mishandle , belie , load , twist , wrench , wrest , contort , degenerate , deviant , lead astray , misdirect , poison , subvert , undermine , weirdo