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, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, deprave, misdirect
- Make imperfect.
- usage: "nothing marred her beauty"
- Take away the legal force of or render ineffective.
- usage: "invalidate a contract"
- synonyms: invalidate, void
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