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Definitions for Debauch

[1] to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.
[2] to corrupt or pervert; sully: His honesty was debauched by the prospect of easy money.
[3] Archaic . to lead away, as from allegiance or duty.
[4] to indulge in debauchery.
[5] a period of wanton or sensual self-indulgence.
[6] an uninhibited spree or party; orgy: a wild debauch.
[7] (when tr, usually passive) to lead into a life of depraved self-indulgence
[8] (tr) to seduce (a woman)
[9] an instance or period of extreme dissipation

Words related to Debauch

defile, pervert, pollute, inveigle, bastardize, debase, violate, seduce, subvert, ruin, vitiate, deflower, demoralize, betray, lure, warp, abuse, tempt, fraternize, ravish

Words nearby Debauch

debar, debark, debase, debatable, debate, debauch, debauched, debauchee, debaucherous, debauchery, debbie

Origin of Debauch

1585–95; < French débaucher to entice away from duty, debauch, Old French desbauchier to disperse, scatter, equivalent to des- dis-1 + -bauchier, derivative of bauc, bauch beam (< Germanic; see balcony, balk; compare French ébaucher to rough-hew); hence, presumably, to hew (beams) > to split, separate > to separate from work or duty

Words that may be confused with Debauch

debauch, debouch

Other words from Debauch

de·bauch·er , noun
de·bauch·ment , noun

Word origin for Debauch

C16: from Old French desbaucher to corrupt, literally: to shape (timber) roughly, from bauch beam, of Germanic origin

Synonyms for Debauch

abuse, bastardize, bestialize, betray, brutalize, debase, defile, deflower, demoralize, fornicate, fraternize, intrigue, inveigle, lure, pervert, pollute, ravish, ruin, seduce, subvert, tempt, violate, vitiate, warp, go bad, go to hell, lead astray, live in the gutter