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Debauch


DEBAUCH', verb transitive [The general sense of debauch in English, is to lead astray, like seduce.]

1. To corrupt or vitiate; as, to debauch a prince or a youth; to debauch good principles.

2. To corrupt with lewdness; as, to debauch a woman.

3. To seduce from duty or allegiance; as, to debauch an army.

DEBAUCH', noun Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness; gluttony; lewdness.