debauch /dɪˈbɔːt͡ʃ/verb 3noun 2forms 3 verb3 •To morally corrupt (someone); to seduce.But the Devil had met with too much Success in his first Attempts, not to go on with his general Resolution of debauching the Minds of Men, and bringing them off from God. — 1727 •To debase (something); to lower the value of (something).[S]aving of all kinds is pointless when interest is microscopic and state-sponsored inflation is debauching the currency. — 2014 •To indulge in revelry. noun2 •An individual act of debauchery.[E]v'ry twentieth pace / Conducts the unguarded nose to such a whiff / Of stale debauch forth-issuing from the styes / That law has licensed, as makes temp'rance reel. — 1785 •An orgy.The flowers, oppressive to the eyes, blazed with not a petal stirring, in a debauch of sun. — 1934 formsdebauched · debauching · debauches
