debauch --Merriam-Webster
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verb
de·bauch di-ˈbȯch
-ˈbäch,
dē-
debauched; debauching; debauches
Synonyms of debauch
transitive verb
1
a
: to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
debauched poets
a debauched society
b
: to lead away from virtue or excellence
debauched by ambition
factory methods … debauched Victorian design—
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2
a
: to seduce from chastity
notorious for debauching young women
b
archaic : to make disloyal
debaucher noun
debauch
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noun
1
: an act or occasion of extreme indulgence in sensuality or carnal pleasures : an act or occasion of debauchery
2
: orgy
a debauch of pleasure
Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle French debaucher, from Old French desbauchier to scatter, disperse, from des- de- + bauch beam, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balko beam — more at balk entry 2
First Known Use
Verb
1595, in the meaning defined at sense 2b
Noun
1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1