verb
1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
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These news depressed her
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The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
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• Derivationally related forms: ↑demoralisation, ↑demoralization (for: ↑demoralize), ↑dismay (for: ↑dismay), ↑dejection (for: ↑deject), ↑depressant (for: ↑depress)
• Hypernyms: ↑discourage
• Hyponyms: ↑chill
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Something ——s somebody
2. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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debauch the young people with wine and women
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Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
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Do school counselors subvert young children?
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corrupt the morals
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↑corrupt, ↑pervert, ↑subvert, ↑demoralize, ↑debauch, ↑debase, ↑profane, ↑vitiate, ↑deprave, ↑misdirect
• Derivationally related forms:
↑depravation (for: ↑deprave), ↑depravity (for: ↑deprave), ↑profanation (for: ↑profane), ↑debasement (for: ↑debase), ↑debauchee (for: ↑debauch), ↑debaucher (for: ↑debauch), ↑debauchery (for: ↑debauch), ↑debauch (for: ↑debauch), ↑demoralisation, ↑demoralization (for: ↑demoralize), ↑subversion (for: ↑subvert), ↑perversive (for: ↑pervert), ↑pervert (for: ↑pervert), ↑corruptible (for: ↑corrupt), ↑corruptive (for: ↑corrupt), ↑corruption (for: ↑corrupt)
• Hyponyms:
↑sensualize, ↑sensualise, ↑carnalize, ↑carnalise, ↑infect, ↑lead off, ↑lead astray, ↑poison, ↑bastardize, ↑bastardise, ↑suborn
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Something ——s somebody
Useful english dictionary. 2012.