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adjective
1.
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
2.
debased in character; depraved; perverted; wicked; evil: a corrupt society.
3.
made inferior by errors or alterations, as a text.
4.
infected; tainted.
5.
decayed; putrid.
verb (used with object)
6.
to destroy the integrity of; cause to be dishonest, disloyal, etc., especially by bribery.
7.
to lower morally; pervert: to corrupt youth.
8.
to alter (a language, text, etc.) for the worse; debase.
9.
to mar; spoil.
10.
EXPANDto infect; taint.
11.
to make putrid or putrescent.
12.
COLLAPSEEnglish Law. to subject (an attainted person) to corruption of blood.
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Corrupting
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verb (used without object)
13.
to become corrupt.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin corruptus broken in pieces, corrupted (past participle of corrumpere), equivalent to cor- cor- + rup- (variant stem of rumpere to break) + -tus past participle suffix
1250–1300; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin corruptus broken in pieces, corrupted (past participle of corrumpere), equivalent to cor- cor- + rup- (variant stem of rumpere to break) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
cor·rupt·ed·ly, adverb
cor·rupt·ed·ness, noun
cor·rupt·er, cor·rup·tor, noun
cor·rup·tive, adjective
cor·rup·tive·ly, adverb
EXPANDcor·rupt·ly, adverb
cor·rupt·ness, noun
non·cor·rupt, adjective
non·cor·rupt·ly, adverb
non·cor·rupt·ness, noun
non·cor·rupt·er, noun
non·cor·rup·tive, adjective
o·ver·cor·rupt, verb, adjective
o·ver·cor·rupt·ly, adverb
pre·cor·rupt, verb (used with object)
pre·cor·rupt·ly, adverb
pre·cor·rupt·ness, noun
pre·cor·rup·tive, adjective
un·cor·rupt, adjective
un·cor·rupt·ly, adverb
un·cor·rupt·ness, noun
un·cor·rupt·ed, adjective
un·cor·rupt·ed·ly, adverb
un·cor·rupt·ed·ness, noun
un·cor·rupt·ing, adjective
un·cor·rup·tive, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. false, untrustworthy. Corrupt, dishonest, venal apply to one, especially in public office, who acts on mercenary motives, without regard to honor, right, or justice. A corrupt politician is one originally honest who has succumbed to temptation and begun questionable practices. A dishonest politician is one lacking native integrity. A venal politician is one so totally debased as to sell patronage. 3, 4. contaminated. 4, 5. putrescent, rotten, spoiled. 6. demoralize, bribe. 7. debase, vitiate. 10. contaminate, pollute, spoil, defile. 11. putrefy.
1. false, untrustworthy. Corrupt, dishonest, venal apply to one, especially in public office, who acts on mercenary motives, without regard to honor, right, or justice. A corrupt politician is one originally honest who has succumbed to temptation and begun questionable practices. A dishonest politician is one lacking native integrity. A venal politician is one so totally debased as to sell patronage. 3, 4. contaminated. 4, 5. putrescent, rotten, spoiled. 6. demoralize, bribe. 7. debase, vitiate. 10. contaminate, pollute, spoil, defile. 11. putrefy.
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Word Origin & History
corrupt
c.1300, from L. corruptus, pp. of corrumpere "to destroy, spoil, bribe," from com- intens. prefix + rup-, pp. stem of rumpere "to break" (see rupture).
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