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debauch definition

de·bauch (dē bôc̸h′, di-)

transitive verb

to lead astray morally; corrupt; deprave

Etymology: Fr débaucher < OFr desbaucher, to seduce, orig., to separate (branches from trunk) < des-, away from + bauch, beam, tree trunk < Frank *balko, beam: for IE base see balk

noun

  1. debauchery (sense )
  2. an orgy

Etymology: Fr débauche < the v.

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