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Meaning of 'debauch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Debauch [ n.]
- To lead away from purity or excellence; to corrupt in character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to seduce; as, to debauch one's self by intemperance; to debauch a woman; to debauch an army.
- Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness; lewdness; debauchery.
- An act or occasion of debauchery.

Meaning of 'debauch' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . debauch [ v]
Meaning (1):
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Example in sentence:
  • corrupt the morals;
  • debauch the young people with wine and women;
  • Do school counselors subvert young children?;
  • Socrates was accused of corrupting young men

Nearby Words:

debacchate debacchation debacle debar debarb debark debarkation debarked debarking debarment

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