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Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perverted; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Perverting.] [F. pervertir, L. pervertere,
   perversum; per + vertere to turn. See Per-, and Verse.]
   1. To turn another way; to divert. [Obs.]
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            Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath.
                                                  --Shak.
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   2. To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert
      from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt;
      also, to misapply; to misinterpret intentionally; as, to
      pervert one's words. --Dryden.
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            He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve. --Milton.
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