deprave (redirected from depraving)

de·prave  (d-prv)

tr.v. de·praved, de·prav·ing, de·praves

To debase, especially morally; corrupt. See Synonyms at corrupt.

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[Middle English depraven, to corrupt, from Old French depraver, from Latin dprvre : d-, de- + prvus, crooked.]

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depra·vation (dpr-vshn) n.

de·praver n.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

deprave - 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" corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvert 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"

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deprave

verb corrupt, pervert, degrade, seduce, subvert, debase, demoralize, debauch, brutalize, lead astray, vitiate

Translations

deprave [dɪˈpreɪv] vt → depravar