pervert

[US]/pəˈvɜːt/
[UK]/pərˈvɜːrt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. corrupt, lead astray, degrade, obstruct justice

Example Sentences

this sudden surge of perverted patriotism.

a perverted idea of justice.

a perverted translation of an epic poem.

He was perverted by his evil companions.

they were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

he was charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice.

he whispered perverted obscenities.

A clever criminal perverts his talents.

an analysis that perverts the meaning of the poem.

He was arrested and charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Hector is a man who is simply perverted by his time.

perverted her talent by putting it to evil purposes;

Confined within his perverted consciousness, Leventhal, the protagonist of The Victim by Saul Bellow, is apathetically callous to the outside world.

Acts 13:10 And said, O you who are full of all deceit and all unscrupulousness, son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

When hunting perverted ghosts, blondes make good bait and iron knives make good weapons—but watch out for the blonde's mother or she'll whup your ass.

When hunting perverted ghosts, blondes make good bait and iron knives make good weapons – but watch out for the blonde's mother or she'll whup your ass.

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