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List of meaning for corrupt

to degrade or demolish someone’s or something’s truthfulness and reliability

corrupt(adj)

lacking in integrity

"humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"

crooked, corrupt(adj)

not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

corrupt, corrupted(adj)

containing errors or alterations

"a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language"

corrupt, tainted(verb)

touched by rot or decay

"tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"

corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect(verb)

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

"debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms(verb)

make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

"This judge can be bought"

defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud(verb)

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

"sully someone's reputation"

corrupt, spoil(verb)

alter from the original

having or showing lowered moral character or standards corrupt businessmen who are out to fleece the public

corrupt business practices that should be investigated

to go through decomposition

a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

some observers believe that grossly violent movies corrupt the people who watch them as well as the people who make them

to influence someone with a bribe

he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council

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