HyperDic: debauch

English > 2 senses of the word debauch:
NOUNactdebauch, orgy, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelrya wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
VERBsocialdebauch, corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirectcorrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
English > debauch: 2 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningA wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity.
Synonymsorgy, debauchery, saturnalia, riot, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry
Broaderrevel, revelryunrestrained / unrestrained merrymaking
Spanishbacanal, borrasca, libertinaje, orgía
Catalanbacanal, llibertinatge, orgia
Verbsdebauchcorrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
English > debauch: 2 senses > verb 1, social
Meaningcorrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Example"debauch the young people with wine and women"
Synonymscorrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
Narrowerbastardize, bastardisechange something so that its value declines
infectCorrupt with ideas or an ideology / ideology
lead off, lead astrayteach immoral behavior to
poisonspoil as if by poison
sensualize, sensualise, carnalize, carnalisedebase through carnal gratification
subornincite to commit a crime or an evil deed
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Spanishcorromper, depravar, desmoralizar, desviar, envilecer, pervertir, profanar, solo miembro embrujar, subvertir, viciar
Catalancorrompre, pervertir
Nounsdebauch, debaucherya wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
debaucheea dissolute person
debauchersomeone who assaults others sexually

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