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De*bauch" (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Debauched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Debauching.] [F. débaucher, prob. originally, to entice away from the workshop; pref. dé- (L. dis- or de) + OF. bauche, bauge, hut, cf. F. bauge lair of a wild boar; prob. from G. or Icel., cf. Icel. b&ā;lkr. See Balk, n.] To lead away from purity or excellence; to corrupt in character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to seduce; as, to debauch one's self by intemperance; to debauch a woman; to debauch an army.
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Learning not debauched by ambition. Burke.
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A man must have got his conscience thoroughly debauched and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin. South.
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Her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes. Cowley.
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De*bauch", n. [Cf. F. débauche.] 1. Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness; lewdness; debauchery.
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The first physicians by debauch were made. Dryden.
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2. An act or occasion of debauchery.
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Silenus, from his night's debauch,
Fatigued and sick.
Cowley.
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