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debauch

de·bauch [ di báwch ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle de·bauched, present participle de·bauch·ing, 3rd person present singular de·bauch·es)
Definition:
 
1. lead somebody into immoral behavior: to persuade somebody to behave in an immoral way

2. seduce somebody: to seduce somebody sexually



noun  (plural de·bauch·es)
Definition:
 
episode of dissipation: a period of indulgence in immoral behavior

[Late 16th century. < French débaucher]

de·bauch·er noun
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