debauch

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debauch[1,transitive verb] debauch[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹de·bauch
Pronunciation: di-'boch, -'bäch, dE-
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: 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
1 a archaic : to make disloyal b : to seduce from chastity
2 a : to lead away from virtue or excellence b : to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
synonym see DEBASE
- de·bauch·er noun