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Definition of: debauch
(di·bôch′) v.t.
1. To corrupt in morals; seduce; deprave.
2. Obs. To cause to forsake allegiance; disaffect.
—v.i.
3. To indulge in lechery, gluttony, or drunkenness; dissipate. See synonyms under POLLUTE, VIOLATE.
—noun
1. An act or occasion of debauchery; a carouse.
2. Excess; intemperance; lewdness. [<F débaucher lure from work <OF desbaucher]
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