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debauch
[dih-bawch]
verb (used with object)
to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.
to corrupt or pervert; sully.
His honesty was debauched by the prospect of easy money.
Archaic.to lead away, as from allegiance or duty.
verb (used without object)
to indulge in debauchery.
noun
a period of wanton or sensual self-indulgence.
an uninhibited spree or party; orgy.
a wild debauch.
debauch
/ dɪˈbɔːtʃ, dɪˈbɔːtʃɪdlɪ /
verb
(when tr, usually passive) to lead into a life of depraved self-indulgence
(tr) to seduce (a woman)
noun
an instance or period of extreme dissipation
Other Word Forms
- debaucher noun
- debauchment noun
- ˈܳ noun
- debauchedly adverb
- ˈܳԱ noun
- ˈܳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of debauch1
Word History and Origins
Origin of debauch1
Example Sentences
From their earliest shared Lunchables through debauched bachelorette parties right up to the Golden Girls years, women bond with intensity.
Over the next two minutes, we find out more about the band's debauched night out.
Trump’s apparently already addled mind and debauched morals are in terminal decline, and his campaign isn’t doing much right.
He plays a debauched and disheveled alcoholic, revealing an underexplored potential for dramatic acting.
Cabaret sees the capital's Playhouse Theatre transformed into the debauched Kit Kat Club of Weimar Berlin.
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