debauch

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Debauched p. pr. & vb. n. Debauching. ] [ F. débaucher, prob. originally, to entice away from the workshop; pref. dé- (L. dis- or de) + OF. bauche, bauge, hut, cf. F. bauge lair of a wild boar; prob. from G. or Icel., cf. Icel. bālkr. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Learning not debauched by ambition. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

A man must have got his conscience thoroughly debauched and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes. Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Dissolute; dissipated. “A coarse and debauched look.” Ld. Lytton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a profligate manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being debauched; intemperance. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. débauché, n., properly p. p. of débaucher. See Debauch, v. t. ] One who is given to intemperance or bacchanalian excesses; a man habitually lewd; a libertine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who debauches or corrupts others; especially, a seducer to lewdness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Debaucheries 1. Corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or allegiance. [ 1913 Webster ]

The republic of Paris will endeavor to complete the debauchery of the army. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Excessive indulgence of the appetites; especially, excessive indulgence of lust; intemperance; sensuality; habitual lewdness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oppose . . . debauchery by temperance. Sprat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or duty. [ 1913 Webster ]