(a) To turn (sth.) to a wrong use; pervert or misdirect (someone's thoughts, the will, the heart, one's life, etc.); misturned thinges, untoward words; (b) to pervert (the gospel, justice); thwart or distort (a process, a natural order); reverse (time); convert (an institution) to a different use; (c) ?to squander or waste; (d) ppl. misturned, of limbs: crippled or crooked; of the stomach: upset; of the kneecap: dislocated.

(a) To misguide (sb.); ~ fro, divert (sb.) from (sth.); (b) to corrupt (sb. or sth.).

(a) To transform (sb.), change (sth.) for the worse; (b) to stray from one's path; go awry, go wrong.