About The Word Deprave

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Deprave

Deprave Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Deprave?
[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 Deprave: corrupt | debase | debauch | demoralise | demoralize | misdirect | pervert | profane | subvert | vitiate Related Terms | Find terms related to Deprave: abuse | adulterate | afflict | aggrieve | alloy | bastardize | befoul | bewitch | blight | brutalize | canker | cheapen | coarsen | condemn | confound | contaminate | corrupt | crucify | curse | damage | debase | debauch | defile | deflower | degenerate | degrade | demoralize | denature | desecrate | despoil | destroy | devalue | disadvantage | disserve | distort | distress | do a mischief | do evil | do ill | do wrong | do wrong by | doom | envenom | get into trouble | harass | harm | hex | hurt | impair | infect | injure | jinx | maltreat | menace | mistreat | misuse | molest | outrage | persecute | pervert | play havoc with | play hob with | poison | pollute | prejudice | prostitute | ravage | ravish | savage | scathe | taint | threaten | torment | torture | twist | ulcerate | violate | vitiate | vulgarize | warp | wound | wreak havoc on | wrong See Also | alter | bastardise | bastardize | carnalise | carnalize | change | infect | lead astray | lead off | poison | sensualise | sensualize | suborn | whore Deprave In Webster's Dictionary \De*prave"\, n. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depraved}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Depraving}.] [L. depravare, depravatum; de- + pravus
crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked.]
1. To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile.
[Obs.]
And thou knowest, conscience, I came not to chide
Nor deprave thy person with a proud heart. --Piers
Plowman.
2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.
Whose pride depraves each other better part.
--Spenser.
Syn: To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.
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