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Corrupt
kəˈrʌpt
Corrupt definitions
adjective
corrupt
- having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain
"unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials"
dishonest dishonourable unscrupulous unprincipled amoral untrustworthy underhand deceitful double-dealing disreputable discreditable shameful scandalous- evil or morally depraved
"the old corrupt order"
- (of a text or a computer database or program) made unreliable by errors or alterations
"a progressively corrupt magnetic record is usable nonetheless"
- (of organic or inorganic matter) in a state of decay; rotten or putrid
"a corrupt and rotting corpse"
verb
corrupt
corrupted
corrupting
corrupts
- cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain
"there is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts"
- cause to become morally depraved
"he has corrupted the boy"
- change or debase by making errors or unintentional alterations
"a backup copy will be needed if the original copy becomes corrupted"
- infect; contaminate
"the corrupting smell of death"