debauch

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈbɔːtʃ/

verb

[with object]
  • destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt: Hitler debauched the moral climate of Germany
  • dated seduce (a woman): he debauches the doctor’s teenage daughter

noun

  • a bout of excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs: Patrick looked utterly untouched by the previous night’s debauch
  • [mass noun] the practice of excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs: his life had been spent in debauch

Derivatives

debaucher

noun

Origin:

late 16th century: from French débaucher (verb) 'turn away from one's duty', from Old French desbaucher, of uncertain ultimate origin