deprave

Verb

Verb Forms: depraved, depraving, depraves

To corrupt or morally debase someone.
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt

Examples

Cheating in Scrabble can DEPRAVE the spirit of fair play for everyone involved.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English depraven, from Old French depraver, from Latin dēprāvāre (“pervert, distort, corrupt”), from de- + pravus (“crooked, distorted, perverse, wicked”).

Synonyms

corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate

Scrabble Score: 13

deprave: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
deprave: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deprave: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

deprave: valid Words With Friends Word