· a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
Synonym(s): deviant, deviate, degenerate
Hypernym(s): reprobate, miscreant
· 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"
Synonym(s): corrupt, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
· practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; "Don't twist my words"
Synonym(s): twist, twist_around, convolute, sophisticate
· 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"