Pervert
Pervert , transitive verb
[French pervertir, Latin pervertere, perversum; per + vertere to turn. See Per-, and Verse.]
1.
To turn another way; to divert. [Obsolete]
Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath.
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. — Dryden
He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve.
Pervert , intransitive verb
To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [Rare] — Testament of Love
Pervert , noun
One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion; -- opposed to convert. See the Synonym of Convert.
That notorious pervert, Henry of Navarre.