pervert

BrE /pəˈvɜːt/ AmE /pərˈvɜrt/

verb / noun en → es

past perverted pp perverted ing perverting

1 CORRUPT/DEGRADE [transitive] B2

to make someone behave in a bad or immoral way; to corrupt

corromper, corromper la moral de alguien

  • pervert somebody

Collocations pervert the youth · pervert someone's mind

  • He was accused of perverting young minds.

    Fue acusado de corromper las mentes jóvenes.

2 DISTORT/ALTER [transitive] C1

to change something so that it is no longer true or correct; to distort

distorsionar, alterar

  • pervert the truth

Collocations pervert the evidence · pervert the facts

  • The politician perverted the truth to suit his own ends.

    El político distorsionó la verdad para satisfacer sus propios fines.

3 PERSON [noun] B2

a person who has been corrupted or morally degraded; a pervert

corrupto, depravado

Collocations sexual pervert

  • He is a sexual pervert.

    Él es un depravado sexual.