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debauch
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de·bauch  (d-bôch)
v. de·bauched, de·bauch·ing, de·bauch·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To corrupt morally.
b. To lead away from excellence or virtue.
2. To reduce the value, quality, or excellence of; debase. See Synonyms at corrupt.
3. Archaic To cause to forsake allegiance.
v.intr.
To indulge in dissipation.
n.
1. The act or a period of debauchery.
2. An orgy.

[French débaucher, from Old French desbauchier, to lead astray, roughhew timber : des-, de- + bauch, beam, of Germanic origin.]

de·bauched·ly (-bôchd-l) adv.
de·baucher n.

debauch [dɪˈbɔːtʃ]
vb
1. (when tr, usually passive) to lead into a life of depraved self-indulgence
2. (tr) to seduce (a woman)
n
an instance or period of extreme dissipation
[from Old French desbaucher to corrupt, literally: to shape (timber) roughly, from bauch beam, of Germanic origin]
debauchedly  [dɪˈbɔːtʃɪdlɪ] adv
debauchedness  n
debaucher  n
debauchery , debauchment n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.debauch - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
revel, revelry - unrestrained merrymaking
Verb1.debauch - 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"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
carnalise, sensualise, sensualize, carnalize - debase through carnal gratification
infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"
lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
bastardise, bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"

debauch
verb
1. corrupt, seduce, pollute, pervert, subvert, deprave, demoralize, lead astray, vitiate a film accused of debauching public morals
2. seduce, ruin, violate, ravish, lead astray, deflower a whorehouse where drunken oafs debauch young women
noun
orgy, fling, bout, spree, binge (informal), bender (informal), carouse, saturnalia, bacchanalia, carousal The party degenerated into a drunken debauch.
Translations
debauch [dɪˈbɔːtʃ] VT [+ person, morals, taste] → depravar, corromper; [+ woman] → seducir
debauch
vtverderben
nOrgie f
debauch [dɪˈbɔːtʃ] vt (old) (frm) → corrompere
debauch [dɪˈbɔːtʃ] vt (old) (frm) → corrompere


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