1. (

• pervert ,
• deviant ,
• deviate ,
• degenerate

) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior ;

1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• twist ,
• twist_around ,
• pervert ,
• convolute ,
• sophisticate

) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words" ;

3. (

• 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" ;