1. degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

• degenerate
• deviant
• deviate

2. corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

Example Sentences:
'debauch the young people with wine and women'
'Socrates was accused of corrupting young men'
'Do school counselors subvert young children?'
'corrupt the morals'

• corrupt
• debase
• debauch
• demoralise
• demoralize
• deprave
• misdirect
• profane
• subvert
• vitiate

3. convolute, pervert, sophisticate, twist, twist around

practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

Example Sentences:
'Don't twist my words'

• convolute
• sophisticate
• twist
• twist around

4. abuse, misuse, pervert

change the inherent purpose or function of something

Example Sentences:
'Don't abuse the system'
'The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers'

• abuse
• misuse