noun
- A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.
- synonyms: deviant, deviate, degenerate
verb
- Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
- usage: "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children"; "corrupt the morals"
- synonyms: corrupt, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
- Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive.
- usage: "Don't twist my words"
- synonyms: twist, twist around, convolute, sophisticate
- Change the inherent purpose or function of something.
- usage: "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
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