Word of the Day challenge Options

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Word of the Day Challenge

I'll post a new word for each day, including its definition(s). All words are courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary unless otherwise noted.

Ferrets are asked to write a short ficlet (between 100-500 words) and include a WotD.

Submissions can be any genre, about any canon character(s) in any time period.

• There is no deadline.
• You may use any previously listed WotD once.
• You may use more than one WotD in a single submission.
• Please give each submission a title.
• You should specify the WotD used at the end of your post.
• All subs are to be posted in this topic.
• Comments for submissions must be posted in the WotD Discussion topic.
• Each submission will count as 2 Ferret Points (10 galleons) towards its writer's earnings in the Hogwarts Bathroom Fund Drive.

[evlpez]

dot-commer, n.
orig. U.S.

Forms: 19- dot-commer, dotcommer, dot.commer. Also with capital initial(s). [< DOTCOM n. + -ER.]

A person who is (or has been) employed by a dotcom company.

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debauch, v.

Forms: 6- debauch; 6-7 (9 Sc.) debosh, 7 debaush, debausch, debosche, 7-8 deboash, 9 Sc. debush. [a. (c 1600) F. débauch-er, in OF. desbaucher (13-14th c.) to entice away from the service of one's master, seduce from duty, etc. Of obscure derivation. The original pronunciation after modern F., and its gradual change, are seen in the spellings debosh, debaush, deboach, debauch riming in 1682 with approach: see the n. See also DEBOISE.

1.

1. trans. To turn or lead away, entice, seduce, from one to whom service or allegiance is due; e.g. soldiers or allies from a leader, a wife or children from husband or father, etc. (Usually with the connotation ‘lead astray, mislead’.) Rarely with against. Obs.
   
2. To entice, seduce, or gain over to a party or course of action, or to do a thing. Obs.
   
3. (Without const.) To seduce from allegiance or duty, induce to desert; to render disaffected; to pervert or corrupt in regard of allegiance or duty to others. Obs. (exc. as merged in the more general sense of 2.)

2.

1. To seduce from virtue or morality; to pervert, deprave, or corrupt morally; esp. to corrupt or deprave by intemperance, or sensual indulgence.
   
2. To seduce (a woman) from chastity.

3. To deprave, vitiate (the taste, senses, judgement, etc.).

4.

1. To vilify, damage in reputation; to depreciate, disparage. Obs.
2. To damage or spoil in quality. Obs.

5. To dissipate, spend prodigally, squander.

6. intr. (formerly refl.) To indulge to excess in sensual enjoyment, esp. that of eating and drinking; to riot, revel. ? Obs

Hence de ' bauching vbl. n. and ppl. a.