Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Deprave \De*prave"\, n. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depraved}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Depraving}.] [L. depravare, depravatum; de- + pravus
crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked.]
1. To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile.
[Obs.]
And thou knowest, conscience, I came not to chide
Nor deprave thy person with a proud heart. --Piers
Plowman.
2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.
Whose pride depraves each other better part.
--Spenser.
Syn: To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.
Source : WordNet®
deprave
v : 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" [syn: {corrupt},
{pervert}, {subvert}, {demoralize}, {demoralise}, {debauch},
{debase}, {profane}, {vitiate}, {misdirect}]