debase, vitiate, deprave, corrupt, debauch, pervert mean to cause deterioration or lowering in quality or character. debase implies a loss of position, worth, value, or dignity. vitiate implies a destruction of purity, validity, or effectiveness by allowing entrance of a fault or defect.

1. to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt. 2. Obs. to defame. dep•ra•va•tion (ˌdɛp rəˈveɪ ʃən) n. de•prav′er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

Deprave refers to the act of morally corrupting or leading someone astray from virtue, ethics, or principles. It involves causing a person to turn towards immoral or harmful behaviors, attitudes, or activities. de-prāv′, v.t. to make bad or worse: to corrupt.— n.

de•prave /dɪˈpreɪv/ v. [ ~ + obj], -praved, -prav•ing. to make evil; corrupt. count]pl. -ties. de•prave (di prāv′ ), v.t., -praved, -prav•ing. corrupt. [ Obs.]to defame. dep•ra•va•tion (dep′rə vā′ shən), n. de•prav′er, n. Synonyms: pervert, debase, degrade, corrupt, taint, more...

Definition of deprave verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary deprave somebody to make somebody morally bad synonym corrupt In my view this book would deprave young children. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?