corrupt

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain

   Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.

2. 2

   In a depraved state

   In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

   • The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.
   • The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
   • At what ease Might corrupt minds procure knaves as corrupt To swear against you.
3. 3

   Abounding in errors

   Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.

   • The text of the manuscript is corrupt.
   • It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open.
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   1. 4

      In a putrid state

      In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

      • with such corrupt and pestilent bread to feed them.
   2. 5

      To make corrupt

      To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.

      • Don't you dare corrupt my son with those disgusting pictures!
      • And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
      • I think that there is a bad idea around in our world, and that idea is that 'power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. I think what really happens is that power attracts the corruptible.
   3. 6

      To become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure

      To become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure; to putrefy; to rot.

      • he entrails, which are the parts aptest to corrupt
   4. 7

      To introduce errors

      To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state.

      • Unplugging a flash drive without dismounting it first can corrupt the data stored on the drive.
   5. 8

      To debase or make impure by alterations or additions

      To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.

      • to corrupt language, or a holy text
      • to corrupt a book
   6. 9

      To waste, spoil, or consume

      To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.

      • Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt.

The neighborhood

• synonymcorrupted
• neighborcorruptible
• neighborcorruption
• neighborincorruptible