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"
- Violate the sacred character of a place or language.
- usage: "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
adjective
- Treated irreverently or sacrilegiously.
- synonyms: violated
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