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- [dih-bawch]
- /dɪˈbɔtʃ/
- /dɪˈbɔːtʃ/
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- [dih-bawch]
- /dɪˈbɔtʃ/
Definitions of debauch word
- verb debauch to lead into a life of depraved self-indulgence 3
- verb debauch to seduce (a woman) 3
- noun debauch an instance or period of extreme dissipation 3
- verb transitive debauch to lead astray morally; corrupt; deprave 3
- noun debauch debauchery (sense 1) 3
- noun debauch an orgy 3
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Origin of debauch
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Debauch
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
debauch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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verb debauch
- defile — To defile something that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive.
- pervert — to affect with perversion.
- pollute — to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- inveigle — to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into): to inveigle a person into playing bridge.
- bastardize — to debase; corrupt
noun debauch
- revel — to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury.
- saturnalia — (sometimes used with a plural verb) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
- bacchanal — a follower of Bacchus
- whoopla — hoopla.
- revelry — reveling; boisterous festivity: Their revelry could be heard across the river.
Antonyms for debauch
verb debauch
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- purify — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- straighten — make straight
- disgust — to cause loathing or nausea in.
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