deprave : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deprave	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for deprave
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deprave v 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" Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deprave \Deprave"\, n. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depraved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depraving}.] [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.