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DEPRAVE
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
(verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; “debauch the young people with wine and women”; “Socrates was accused of corrupting young men”; “Do school counselors subvert young children?”; “corrupt the morals”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
deprave (third-person singular simple present depraves, present participle depraving, simple past and past participle depraved)
(transitive) To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
(transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
Anagrams
• pervade, repaved
Source: Wiktionary
De*prave", n. t. [imp. & p. p. Depraved; p. pr. & vb. n. Depraving.] Etym: [L. depravare, depravatum; de- + pravus crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked.]
1. To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile. [Obs.] And thou knowest, conscience, I came not to chide Nor deprave thy person with a proud heart. Piers Plowman.
2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt. Whose pride depraves each other better part. Spenser.
Syn.
– To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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