Per·vert v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perverted; p. pr. & vb. n. Perverting.]
1. To turn another way; to divert. [Obs.]
Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath. --Shak.
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.
He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve. --Milton.