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pervert

per·vert

UK/pəˈvəːt/ US/pɚˈvɚt/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (3)

noun

1.

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

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verb

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3.

change the inherent purpose or function of something

  • “Don”
  • “;”
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Origin

From Old French pervertir, itself from the Latin pervertō.

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