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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
debauch \debauch"\, v. t. i. imp. p. p. debauched; p.
pr. vb. n. debauching. f. d'ebaucher, prob.
originally, to entice away from the workshop; pref. d'e-
l. dis- or de + of. bauche, bauge, hut, cf. f. bauge lair
of a wild boar; prob. from g. or icel., cf. icel. b=alkr.
see balk, n.
to lead away from purity or excellence; to corrupt in
character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to
seduce; as, to debauch one's self by intemperance; to debauch
a woman; to debauch an army.
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learning not debauched by ambition. --burke.
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a man must have got his conscience thoroughly debauched
and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin.
--south.
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her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes.
--cowley.
1913 webster
see also:
debauched debauching balk
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