debauch
debauch Lexical Profile
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• verb
To destroy or debase the moral purity of someone; to corrupt by intemperance or sensual indulgence.
"Critics argued that the sudden influx of unchecked wealth had begun to debauch the young aristocrats."
To debase or lower the quality, value, or integrity of something (such as currency, art, or taste).
"Economists warned that printing excessive money to cover war debts would inevitably debauch the national currency."
• noun
A bout or period of excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures, especially eating and drinking.
"The historical chronicle described the royal banquet as a week-long debauch that drained the treasury."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Middle French 'desbaucher', originally meaning to entice a worker away from a workshop or duty, derived from Old French 'esbauchier' (to rough-hew timber).