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Definition of Debauch
1. Noun. A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity.
Generic synonyms: Revel, Revelry
Derivative terms: Bacchanal, Bacchanalian, Orgiastic, Orgiastic, Riot, Riotous
2. Verb. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. "Corrupt the morals"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Carnalise, Carnalize, Sensualise, Sensualize, Infect, Lead Astray, Lead Off, Poison, Bastardise, Bastardize, Suborn
Derivative terms: Corruptible, Corruption, Corruptive, Debasement, Debauchee, Debaucher, Debauchery, Demoralisation, Demoralization, Depravation, Depravity, Perversive, Pervert, Profanation, Subversion
Definition of Debauch
1. v. t. & i. 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.
2. n. Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness; lewdness; debauchery.
Definition of Debauch
1. Noun. An act of debauchery. ¹
2. Noun. An orgy. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) to morally corrupt (someone); to seduce ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) to debase (something); to lower the value of (something) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Debauch
1. to corrupt [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: corrupt
Medical Definition of Debauch
1. 1. Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness; lewdness; debauchery. "The first physicians by debauch were made." (Dryden) 2. An act or occasion of debauchery. "Silenus, from his night's debauch, Fatigued and sick." (Cowley) Origin: Cf. F. Debauche. 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. "Learning not debauched by ambition." (Burke) "A man must have got his conscience thoroughly debauched and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin." (South) "Her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes." (Cowley) Origin: F. Debaucher, prob. Originally, to entice away from the workshop; pref. De- (L. Dis- or de) + OF. Bauche, bauge, hut, cf. F. Bauge lair of a wild boar; prob. From G. Or Icel, cf. Icel. Balkr. See Balk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Debauch
Literary usage of Debauch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Literary Movement in France During the Nineteenth Century by Georges Pellissier (1897)
"But debauch early implanted its first nail in his breast. If love really represents
the sole good in the world, the poet will drink intoxication from no ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Der. debauch, sb. ; debauch-ee (F. débauché, debauched) ; debauch-er-y. DEBENTURE,
an acknowledgment of a debt. ..."
3. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1907)
"... for two years after. of Berks., a Gentleman good for nothing, being debauch'd, &
of no Principles of Virtue or Religion, but a down right Republican. ..."
4. The miser's daughter: A Tale by William Harrison Ainsworth (1855)
"His eyes were red and inflamed, and his face flushed with the previous night's
debauch. An open note lay beside him on the table sealed with a coronet. ..."
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