English noun: debauch | |||
1. | debauch (act) a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | ||
Synonyms | bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot, saturnalia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | revel, revelry | ||
English verb: debauch | |||
1. | debauch (social) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | ||
Samples | Debauch the young people with wine and women. Socrates was accused of corrupting young men. Do school counselors subvert young children?. Corrupt the morals. | ||
Synonyms | corrupt, debase, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bastardise, bastardize, carnalise, carnalize, infect, lead astray, lead off, poison, sensualise, sensualize, suborn | ||