WordNet Search - 3.1
-
WordNet home page
-
Glossary
-
Help
Word to search for:
Display Options:
(Select option to change)
Hide Example Sentences
Hide Glosses
Show Frequency Counts
Show Database Locations
Show Lexical File Info
Show Lexical File Numbers
Hide Sense Keys
Show Sense Numbers
Show all
Hide all
Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Display options for word: word (sense key)
Verb
S:
(v)
corrupt (corrupt%2:41:00::)
,
pervert (pervert%2:41:00::)
,
subvert (subvert%2:41:03::)
,
demoralize (demoralize%2:41:00::)
,
demoralise (demoralise%2:41:00::)
,
debauch (debauch%2:41:00::)
,
debase (debase%2:41:00::)
,
profane (profane%2:41:01::)
,
vitiate (vitiate%2:41:00::)
,
deprave (deprave%2:41:00::)
,
misdirect (misdirect%2:41:00::)
(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 (debase%2:30:00::)
,
alloy (alloy%2:30:00::)
(lower in value by increasing the base-metal content)
S:
(v)
load (load%2:30:12::)
,
adulterate (adulterate%2:30:00::)
,
stretch (stretch%2:30:15::)
,
dilute (dilute%2:30:02::)
,
debase (debase%2:30:01::)
(corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones)
"adulterate liquor"