Deprave (Verb)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The decadent lifestyle of the wealthy socialites began to deprave the young adults who frequently attended their parties.
- He was accused of attempting to deprave the morals of his students by exposing them to explicit material.
- Exposure to violent and graphic content can deprave the minds of impressionable children.
- Social media influencers who promote unhealthy and excessive behaviors have been said to deprave the youth of today.
- Researchers claimed that prolonged exposure to violent video games can deprave children's perception of reality.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Lead Astray
- Bastardise
- Carnalize
- Infect
- Poison
- Sensualise
- Carnalise
- Sensualize
- Bastardize
- Suborn
- Lead Off