debauch
[ dih-bawch ]
/ dɪˈbɔtʃ /
verb (used with object)
to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce.
to corrupt or pervert; sully: His honesty was debauched by the prospect of easy money.
Archaic.
to lead away, as from allegiance or duty.
verb (used without object)
to indulge in debauchery.
noun
a period of wanton or sensual self-indulgence.
an uninhibited spree or party; orgy: a wild debauch.
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
OTHER WORDS FROM debauch
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British Dictionary definitions for debauch
debauch
/ (dɪˈbɔːtʃ) /
verb
(when tr, usually passive)
to lead into a life of depraved self-indulgence
(tr)
to seduce (a woman)
noun
an instance or period of extreme dissipation
Derived forms of debauch
debauchedly (dɪˈbɔːtʃɪdlɪ), adverb debauchedness, noun debaucher, noun debauchery or debauchment, nounWord Origin for debauch
C16: from Old French
desbaucher to corrupt, literally: to shape (timber) roughly, from
bauch beam, of Germanic origin