pervert

To cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; debase.

To corrupt (someone) morally. synonym: corrupt.

To interpret incorrectly; misconstrue or distort.

One who practices sexual perversion.

One who has turned aside from the right way; one who has apostatized or turned to error. Compare ‘vert.

Synonyms Neophyte, Proselyte, etc. See convert.

To turn aside; turn another way; avert.

To turn from truth, from propriety, or from its proper purpose; distort from its use or end; misinterpret wilfully.

To turn from right opinions or right conduct; corrupt.

To perform the geometrical operation of perversion upon (any figure).