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pervert

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpervertper‧vert1 /pəˈvɜːt $ pərˈvɜːrt/ verb [transitive] 1 HARM/BE BAD FORto change something in an unnatural and often harmful way Genetic scientists are often accused of perverting nature.2 BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSto influence someone so that they begin to think or behave in an immoral way SYN corrupt TV violence perverts the minds of young children.3 → pervert the course of justice → See Verb table Examples from the Corpuspervert• It was no wonder that he felt heartsick over the purposes to which the glorious ship was perverted.• During 20 years of perverted worship, I wallowed in the futility of hedonism.pervertper‧vert2 /ˈpɜːvɜːt $ ˈpɜːrvɜːrt/ noun [countable] SYsomeone whose sexual behaviour is considered unnatural and unacceptable Examples from the Corpuspervert• She took him to court, accusing him of being a pervert who was unfit to raise a child.• You don't know what a pervert is, I suppose.• His role of mutant son extended itself to incorporate pervert as well.• What are you, some kind of pervert?• Clive thought she might be a rare type of pervert who gets off on vociferously condemning all the vices she actually practises.Origin pervert1 (1300-1400) Old French pervertir, from Latin pervertere, from vertere "to turn"
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Verb table
pervert
Simple Form
Present
I, you, we, they pervert
he, she, it perverts
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Past
I, you, he, she, it, we, they perverted
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have perverted
he, she, it has perverted
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had perverted
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will pervert
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have perverted
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Continuous Form
Present
I am perverting
he, she, it is perverting
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you, we, they are perverting
Past
I, he, she, it was perverting
you, we, they were perverting
Present perfect
I, you, we, they have been perverting
he, she, it has been perverting
Past perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been perverting
Future
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be perverting
Future perfect
I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been perverting
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