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  • 51debase — 1 Debase, vitiate, deprave, corrupt, debauch, pervert mean to cause a person or thing to become impaired and lowered in quality or character and share certain distinctions in implications and connotations with the adjectives (usually participial… …

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  • 52dépravant — dépravant, ante [ depravɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • av. 1836; de dépraver ♦ Littér. Qui déprave. ● dépravant, dépravante adjectif Littéraire. Qui déprave : Un milieu dépravant. ⇒DÉPRAVANT, ANTE, part. prés. et adj. I. Part. prés. de dépraver. II. Emploi adj …

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  • 53honnête — [ ɔnɛt ] adj. • v. 1050 aussi « honoré, noble »; lat. honestus I ♦ Qui se conforme aux principes de la probité, du devoir, de la vertu. 1 ♦ (Personnes) ⇒ brave, 1. droit, 2. franc, intègre, loyal, probe, scrupuleux. D honnêtes gens. Un homme… …

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  • 54corrupt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. demoralize, vitiate, deprave, defile, degrade, debase, debauch; bribe, pervert; contaminate, spoil, taint. adj. wicked, demoralized, immoral, impure, dissolute, depraved, profligate, base; vicious; …

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  • 55debase — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. corrupt, pervert, deprave, debauch, humble, degrade, cheapen, devalue, demean, lower, abase, vitiate; see also corrupt 1 . Syn. debase implies generally a lowering in quality, value, dignity, etc. [ greed had debased his… …

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  • 56demoralise — verb 1. lower someone s spirits; make downhearted These news depressed her The bad state of her child s health demoralizes her • Syn: ↑depress, ↑deject, ↑cast down, ↑get down, ↑dismay, ↑ …

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  • 57debase — transitive verb Date: 1565 1. to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character 2. a. to reduce the intrinsic value of (a coin) by increasing the base metal content b. to reduce the exchange value of (a monetary unit) • debasement noun …

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  • 59Erotic literature — comprises fictional and factual stories and accounts which sexually arouse the reader, whether written with that intention or not. Such erotica takes the form of novels, short stories, poetry, true life memoirs, and sex manuals. Erotic literature …

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  • 60Obscene Publications Act 1959 — United Kingdom Parliament …

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