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Debauch

Debauch Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Debauch? [n] a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity [v] 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" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Debauch: bacchanal \| bacchanalia \| corrupt \| debase \| debauchery \| demoralise \| demoralize \| deprave \| drunken revelry \| misdirect \| orgy \| pervert \| profane \| riot \| saturnalia \| subvert \| vitiate Related Terms \| Find terms related to Debauch: abuse \| adulterate \| alloy \| bacchanal \| bacchanalia \| bacchanalian \| bastardize \| bat \| be promiscuous \| bender \| betray \| binge \| bout \| brutalize \| bust \| canker \| carousal \| carouse \| celebrate \| celebration \| chase women \| cheapen \| coarsen \| commit adultery \| compotation \| confound \| contaminate \| corrupt \| cut loose \| debase \| debauchery \| debauchment \| deceive \| decoy \| defile \| deflower \| degenerate \| degrade \| demoralize \| denature \| deprave \| desecrate \| despoil \| devalue \| dissipate \| dissipation \| distort \| drinking bout \| drunk \| drunken carousal \| escapade \| fling \| force \| fornicate \| free living \| grovel \| guzzle \| hell around \| high living \| infect \| inveigle \| jag \| jollify \| jolly \| killing pace \| lark \| lead astray \| let go \| let loose \| let off steam \| licentiousness \| live hard \| lure \| make merry \| make whoopee \| mislead \| misuse \| orgy \| party \| pervert \| philander \| ploy \| plunge into dissipation \| poison \| pollute \| potation \| prostitute \| pub-crawl \| raise hell \| rake \| randan \| randy \| rape \| ravage \| ravish \| revel \| riotous living \| roister \| ruin \| run riot \| saturnalia \| seduce \| see life \| skylark \| sleep around \| soil \| spree \| step out \| sully \| swing \| symposium \| taint \| tear \| tempt \| toot \| twist \| ulcerate \| undo \| violate \| vitiate \| vulgarize \| wallow \| wanton \| warp \| wassail \| whoop it up \| whore \| wingding \| womanize See Also \| alter \| bastardise \| bastardize \| carnalise \| carnalize \| change \| infect \| lead astray \| lead off \| poison \| revel \| revelry \| sensualise \| sensualize \| suborn \| whore Debauch In Webster's Dictionary \Debauch"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Debauched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Debauching}.] [F. d['e]baucher, prob. originally, to entice away from the workshop; pref. d['e]- (L. dis- or de) + OF. bauche, bauge, hut, cf. F. bauge lair of a wild boar; prob. from G. or Icel., cf. Icel. b[=a]lkr. See {Balk}, 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. Learning not debauched by ambition. --Burke. A man must have got his conscience thoroughly debauched and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin. --South. Her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes. --Cowley. \Debauch"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]bauche.] 1. Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness; lewdness; debauchery. The first physicians by debauch were made. --Dryden. 2. An act or occasion of debauchery. Silenus, from his night's debauch, Fatigued and sick. --Cowley.

Debauch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Debauch?

[n] a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
[v] 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"

Debauch In Webster's Dictionary

\De*bauch"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Debauched}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Debauching}.] [F. d['e]baucher, prob.
originally, to entice away from the workshop; pref. d['e]-
(L. dis- or de) + OF. bauche, bauge, hut, cf. F. bauge lair
of a wild boar; prob. from G. or Icel., cf. Icel. b[=a]lkr.
See {Balk}, 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.

      Learning not debauched by ambition.      --Burke.

      A man must have got his conscience thoroughly debauched
      and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin.
                                               --South.

      Her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes.
                                               --Cowley.


\De*bauch"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]bauche.]
1. Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness;
   lewdness; debauchery.

         The first physicians by debauch were made. --Dryden.

2. An act or occasion of debauchery.

         Silenus, from his night's debauch, Fatigued and
         sick.                                 --Cowley.

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