· 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

Hypernym(s): denote, refer

· 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"

Synonym(s): misuse, abuse

Hypernym(s): use, expend