debauch Definition

debauch
verb

debauches, debauched, debauching
1. To corrupt someone; to cause or persuade someone to take part in immoral, especially sexual, activities or excessive drinking.

Thesaurus: seduce, ravish, corrupt, violate, demoralize, pervert, deprave, pollute, ruin, subvert, vitiate; Antonym: purify.

noun

1. A period of debauched behaviour.

Derivative: debauched
adj

Corrupted; immoral.
Thesaurus: perverted, wanton, licentious, corrupt, lewd, immoral, degenerate, profligate, depraved, debased, dissipated, dissolute; Antonym: decent, pure, virtuous.

Derivative: debauchedly
adverb

Derivative: debauchedness
noun

Derivative: debauchee
noun

Someone who likes sensual indulgence.

Derivative: debauchery
noun

Excessive sensual indulgence.
Thesaurus: lust, excess, gluttony, overindulgence, immorality, licentiousness, depravity, wantonness.

Etymology: 16c: from French desbaucher to corrupt.