Deprave — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɔːɹsoʊpˌɪtɹoʊklˌɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪpɹˈeɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪpɹˈeɪv/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɔːɹsoʊpˌɪtɹoʊklˌɪɹ/.

Examples

debauch the young people with wine and women
Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
Do school counselors subvert young children?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

profane demoralize misdirect debauch debase demoralise corrupt subvert pervert vitiate

Parts of Speech

verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality “debauch the young people with wine and women”

Word Forms

corruptible	adjective	capable of being corrupted
corruptive	adjective	tending to corrupt or pervert
corruption	noun	destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
perversive	adjective	tending to corrupt or pervert
pervert	noun	a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
subversion	noun	destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
demoralization	noun	destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
demoralisation	noun	destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
debauchee	noun	a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
debaucher	noun	someone who assaults others sexually
debauchery	noun	a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
debauch	noun	a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
debasement	noun	changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
profanation	noun	degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening
depravation	noun	moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
depravity	noun	moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verderben

moralisch oder durch Unmäßigkeit oder Sinnlichkeit verdorben

🇫🇷French

corrompre

corrompu moralement ou par intempérance ou sensualité

🇪🇸Spanish

depravar

Corrompe moralmente o por intemperancia o sensualidad.

🇮🇹Italian

depravato

corrotto moralmente o per intemperanza o sensualità

🇳🇱Dutch

verdorven

moreel corrupt of door onmatigheid of sensualiteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

depravar

corrupto moralmente ou por intemperança ou sensualidade

🇷🇺Russian

развращать

развращен морально или из-за невоздержанности или чувственности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भ्रष्ट करना

नैतिक रूप से या असंयम या कामुकता से भ्रष्ट

🇧🇩Bengali

অপমান করা

নৈতিকভাবে কলুষিত বা অসংযম বা কামুকতার দ্বারা

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைக்க

ஒழுக்க ரீதியில் அல்லது தன்னடக்கம் அல்லது சிற்றின்பம் மூலம் ஊழல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పాడుచేయు

నైతికంగా లేదా అసహనం లేదా ఇంద్రియాలకు సంబంధించిన అవినీతి

🇮🇳Marathi

भ्रष्ट करणे

नैतिकदृष्ट्या किंवा संयमाने किंवा कामुकतेने भ्रष्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

બદનામ કરવું

નૈતિક રીતે અથવા અસંયમ અથવા વિષયાસક્તતા દ્વારા ભ્રષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಗೊಳಿಸು

ನೈತಿಕವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಇಂದ್ರಿಯನಿಗ್ರಹ ಅಥವಾ ಇಂದ್ರಿಯತೆಯಿಂದ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുഷിപ്പിക്കുക

ധാർമ്മികമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അശ്രദ്ധയിലൂടെയോ ഇന്ദ്രിയതയിലൂടെയോ അഴിമതി ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਨਾਮ ਕਰਨਾ

ਨੈਤਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਜਮ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਵੇਦਨਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدتمیزی

اخلاقی طور پر بدعنوان یا بے رحمی یا جنسیت سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

堕落

道德败坏或因不节制或纵欲而败坏

🇯🇵Japanese

堕落する

道徳的に、または節制や官能によって腐敗している

🇰🇷Korean

나쁘게 만들다

도덕적으로 부패하거나 부절제나 호색으로 부패함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồi trụy

suy thoái về mặt đạo đức hoặc bởi sự thiếu chừng mực hoặc nhục cảm

🇹🇭Thai

เลวทราม

เสื่อมทรามในศีลธรรมหรือด้วยความพอประมาณหรือราคะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

merusak akhlak

rusak secara moral atau karena tidak bertarak atau sensualitas

🇵🇭Filipino

siraan

tiwali sa moral o sa pamamagitan ng kawalan ng pagpipigil o kahalayan

🇲🇾Malay

rosak akhlak

rosak dari segi moral atau oleh tidak sabar atau berahi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يفسد

فاسدة أخلاقيا أو بسبب التعصب أو الشهوة

🇮🇷Persian

فاسد کردن

فاسد اخلاقی یا بی اعتدالی یا نفسانی

🇹🇷Turkish

ahlakını bozmak

ahlaki açıdan veya aşırılık veya duygusallık nedeniyle yozlaşmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁחִית

מושחת מבחינה מוסרית או על ידי חוסר מתינות או חושניות

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