debauches

verb

present tense third-person singular of debauch
as in degrades
to lower in character, dignity, or quality the long stay on a tropical isle had debauched the ship's crew to the point where they no longer acted like naval professionals

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debauches
  1. degrades
  2. corrupts
  3. deteriorates
  4. humiliates
  5. weakens
  6. poisons
  7. perverts
  8. subverts
Verb
  • The signal degrades at every step along this journey, and the guessers have to do their best with some pretty warped data.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • This outcome-fixation registers in the brain as a threat, triggering a subtle fight-or-flight state that degrades executive presence.
    — Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of degrades
Verb
  • Forgetting his bond with the land, Mariano awakens the Ch’iqmi, a dark force that corrupts his people.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 June 2026
  • One nanny will try to get to the bottom of it before all the partying, power and privilege corrupts her.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of corrupts
Verb
  • When incentives are separated from consequences, judgement often deteriorates and execution stalls.
    — Susana Cabrera, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Presidents fall, elections are held, and international interventions return — yet insecurity deepens and governance deteriorates.
    — José Singer, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
Definition of deteriorates
Verb
  • Diomande just humiliates fullbacks.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • Incompetent leadership humiliates us on the global stage.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Definition of humiliates
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  • In fact, researchers warn that regular use not only weakens healthy sleep but increases the risk of dependence.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 31 July 2026
  • Water limits visibility and weakens the effectiveness of traditional surveillance systems such as radar.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Definition of weakens
Verb
  • Despite her initial disinterest, Kara develops a personal stake when Krem of the Yellow Hills (Matthias Schoenaerts), the one who killed Ruthye's parents and brother, poisons her dog Krypto.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • In the film, Cady also poisons the family dog, Benjamin.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 12 June 2026
Definition of poisons
Verb
  • The Plums’ layered reality allows room for pleasures native to the teen-drama genre—friendship, gossip, fantasy, romance—even as the show explores how Gilead systematically restricts and perverts the joys of girlhood.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of perverts
Verb
  • Seen through the lens of the Civil War and its aftermath, the piece subverts every expectation.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Although the Western genre is an ever-present influence, Grisebach subverts some of its tropes.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 May 2026
Definition of subverts
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