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Verb
S:
(v)
corrupt
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pervert
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subvert
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demoralize
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demoralise
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debauch
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debase
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profane
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vitiate
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deprave
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misdirect
(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"
S:
(v)
debase
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alloy
(lower in value by increasing the base-metal content)
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S:
(v)
load
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adulterate
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stretch
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dilute
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debase
(corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones)
"adulterate liquor"