English dictionary
debauch
/d/I/'b/O//tS/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness; lewdness; debauchery.
Source: webster1913
verb
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corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
ExamplesDebauch the young people with wine and women.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To lead away from purity or excellence; to corrupt in character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to seduce; as, to <i>debauch</i> one's self by intemperance; to <i>debauch</i> a woman; to <i>debauch</i> an army.
Source: webster1913