Hyphenation
de·bauchedSynonyms
degenerate,
degraded,
dissipated,
dissolute,
fast,
libertine,
licentious,
profligate,
riotous,
abandoned,
corrupt,
debased,
defiled,
depraved,
deterioratedPronunciation
Etymology
[ di-'boch, -'bäch, dE- ] (transitive verb.) 1595. Middle French debaucher, from Old French desbauchier to scatter, disperse, from des- de- + bauch beam, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balko beam; more at BALK.