debauch
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1590s, from Middle French desbaucher (“entice from work or duty”), from Old French desbaucher (“to lead astray”), from des- + bauch (“beam”), from Frankish *balko,[1] from Proto-Germanic *balkô, from Proto-Indo-European *bhelg- (“beam, plank”); latter origin of balk.
Evolution of sense unclear; may be literally “to shave/trim wood to make a beam” or may be “to leave/lure someone from a workshop”, Frankish *balko perhaps also meaning “workshop”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
debauch (plural debauches)
- An act of debauchery.
- An orgy.
Translations[edit]
act of debauchery
orgy — see orgy
Verb[edit]
debauch (third-person singular simple present debauches, present participle debauching, simple past and past participle debauched)
- (transitive) to morally corrupt (someone); to seduce
- (transitive) to debase (something); to lower the value of (something)
Translations[edit]
transitive to morally corrupt someone; to seduce
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transitive to debase something
