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de·bauch I. \də̇ˈbȯch, dēˈ-, -bäch\ verb (-ed/-ing/-es) Etymology: Middle French debaucher, from Old French desbauchier to scatter, separate, literally, to roughhew (timber for a beam), from des- de- + -bauchier (from bauch, bauc beam, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balko beam) — more at balk transitive verb 1. archaic a. : to lead away or seduce from one to whom duty or allegiance is owed : lead or seduce especially to an evil party or action b. : to seduce from duty or allegiance : make disloyal : disaffect 2. obsolete : to disparage by unfavorable comment 3. a. : to lead astray from what is good or right < a performance debauched by an excess of vulgarity > : win away from integrity < corrupt the press and debauch the legislatures > : corrupt in character or principle < factory methods … debauched Victorian design — Country Life > b. : to corrupt especially by intemperance or sensuality c. : to seduce from chastity 4. obsolete : to spend lavishly : squander intransitive verb : to indulge excessively in sensual pleasure < a man who never gambled or debauched > Synonyms: see debase II. noun (-es) Etymology: French débauche, from Middle French debauche, from debaucher 1. a. : an act or occasion of debauchery < a night's debauch > b. : an act or occasion of indulging to excess especially in a violent, emotional, or pleasurable activity < I have had a vast debauch of reading — H.J.Laski > < a debauch of speculation on the stock exchange > 2. : excess in sensual pleasures : debauchery < tales of battle and debauch — Max Peacock > 3. obsolete : debauchee |