Definition of debauch Debauch

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We found 13 definitions of debauch from 6 different sources.

What does debauch mean?

Noun
debauch - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
		orgy, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry
		revel, revelry unrestrained merrymaking
Verb
debauch - 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"
		corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		carnalise, sensualise, carnalize, sensualize debase through carnal gratification
		infect contaminate with a disease or microorganism
		lead off, lead astray teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
		poison administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
		bastardise, bastardize declare a child to be illegitimate
		suborn induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"

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debauch (n.)
To lead away from purity or excellence; to corrupt in character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to seduce; as, to debauch one's self by intemperance; to debauch a woman; to debauch an army.
debauch (n.)
Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness; lewdness; debauchery.
debauch (n.)
An act or occasion of debauchery.

debauch
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity.
debauch
To cause (someone) to become corrupt in virtue, esp. with regard to drinking or sexual behavior.

debauch
de-bawch′, v.t. to lead away from duty or allegiance: to corrupt with lewdness: to pervert.—v.i. to indulge in revelry.—n. a fit of intemperance or debauchery.—p.adj. Debauched′, corrupt: profligate.—adv. Debauch′edly.—ns. Debauch′edness; Deb′auchee, a libertine; Debauch′er; Debauch′ery, excessive intemperance: habitual lewdness; Debauch′ment. [O. Fr. desbaucher (Fr. débaucher), to corrupt—des = L. dis, and baucher, to hew—bauche or bauc, a beam, a course of stones.]