Pervert

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To become perverted; to take the wrong course.

II. Pervert ·vt To turnanother way; to Divert.

III. Pervert ·noun One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion;

— opposed to convert. ·see the Synonym of Convert.

IV. Pervert ·vt 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 designedly; as, to pervert one's words.