debauch
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.
to indulge in debauchery.
a period of wanton or sensual self-indulgence.
an uninhibited spree or party; orgy: a wild debauch.
Origin of debauch
1Other words from debauch
- de·bauch·er, noun
- de·bauch·ment, noun
Words that may be confused with debauch
- debauch , debouch
Words Nearby debauch
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How to use debauch in a sentence
The French House is an iconic Soho watering hole, scene of many an artistic, theatrical or literary debauch.
This marked a new stage in the family's financial progress; and as usual it was signalized by a grand debauch in bill-paying.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairThe debauch of the previous night laid the foundation of disease, from which Charles never recovered.
Charles Duran | The Author of The WaldosThere, as he had expected, the men were waiting in ominous silence, their eyes red with debauch and hate.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteWe sat in the smoking-room, and having divided the plug we had a grand debauch.
A Tramp's Notebook | Morley Roberts
This debauch of capital and credit has sent a poison circulating through the veins of the Nation.
British Dictionary definitions for debauch
/ (dɪˈbɔːtʃ) /
(when tr, usually passive) to lead into a life of depraved self-indulgence
(tr) to seduce (a woman)
an instance or period of extreme dissipation
Origin of debauch
1Derived forms of debauch
- debauchedly (dɪˈbɔːtʃɪdlɪ), adverb
- debauchedness, noun
- debaucher, noun
- debauchery or debauchment, noun
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