Antonyms for pervert

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : verb per-vurt; noun pur-vert

Phonetic Transcription : verb pərˈvɜrt; noun ˈpɜr vərt

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Definition of pervert

Origin :

• c.1300 (transitive), "to turn someone aside from a right religious belief to a false or erroneous one," from Old French pervertir "pervert, undo, destroy" (12c.) and directly from Latin pervertere "overthrow, overturn," figuratively "to corrupt, subvert, abuse," literally "turn the wrong way, turn about," from per- "away" (see per) + vertere "to turn" (see versus).
• Related: Perverted; perverting. Replaced native froward, which embodies the same image. Old English had mishweorfed "perverted, inverted," an identical formation to the Latin word using native elements.

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Synonyms for pervert