- pervert, deviant, deviate, degenerate - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
--1 is a kind of reprobate, miscreant
--1 has particulars:fetishist; masochist; nymphomaniac, nympho; pederast, paederast, child molester; pedophile, paedophile; sadist; sadomasochist; satyr, lecher, lech, letch; sodomite, sodomist, sod, bugger Derived form: verb pervert1
- corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun pervert1
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate - practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
--2 is one way to denote, refer
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- pervert, misuse, abuse - change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
--3 is one way to use, expend
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun perversion3
Somebody ----s something