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corrupt
cor·rupt C0662700 (kə-rŭpt′)adj.1. Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.2. Venal or dishonest: a corrupt mayor.3. Containing errors or alterations, especially ones that prevent proper understanding or use: a corrupt translation; a corrupt computer file.4. Archaic Tainted; putrid.v. cor·rupt·ed, cor·rupt·ing, cor·rupts v.tr.1. To ruin morally; pervert: "The argument that modern life consists of a menu of horrors by which we are corrupted ... is a founding idea of the critique of modernity" (Susan Sontag).2. To destroy or subvert the honesty or integrity of, as by offering bribes: "Our politics has been corrupted by money and suffused with meanness" (Peter Edelman).3. a. To cause to become rotten; spoil: "There was a strange smell in the room, high and slightly sweet, like perfume corrupted in the bottle" (Bella Bathurst).b. Archaic To render impure; contaminate.4. a. To alter from original or proper form: "Strangers named them the Chippewa, which was corrupted to Ojibway" (Paul Theroux).b. Computers To damage (data) in a file or on a disk.v.intr. To become corrupt.
[Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, to destroy : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
cor·rupt′er, cor·rup′tor n.cor·rup′tive adj.cor·rupt′ly adv.cor·rupt′ness n.Synonyms: corrupt, debase, debauch, deprave, pervert, vitiate
These verbs mean to ruin utterly in character or quality: was corrupted by power; debased himself by taking the bribe; a youth debauched by drugs; led a life depraved by sensual indulgence; perverted her talent by her pursuit of commercial success; a laudable goal vitiated by dishonest means.corrupt (kəˈrʌpt) adj1. lacking in integrity; open to or involving bribery or other dishonest practices: a corrupt official; corrupt practices in an election. 2. morally depraved3. putrid or rotten4. contaminated; unclean5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of a text or manuscript) made meaningless or different in meaning from the original by scribal errors or alterations6. (Computer Science) (of computer programs or data) containing errorsvb7. to become or cause to become dishonest or disloyal8. to debase or become debased morally; deprave9. (tr) to infect or contaminate; taint10. (tr) to cause to become rotten11. (tr) to alter (a text, manuscript, etc) from the original12. (Computer Science) (tr) computing to introduce errors into (data or a program)[C14: from Latin corruptus spoiled, from corrumpere to ruin, literally: break to pieces, from rumpere to break] corˈrupter, corˈruptor n corˈruptive adj corˈruptively adv corˈruptly adv corˈruptness ncor•rupt (kəˈrʌpt)
adj. 1. guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery: a corrupt judge. 2. debased in character; depraved. 3. infected; tainted. 4. decayed; putrid. 5. made inferior by errors or alterations, as a text. v.t. 6. to cause to be dishonest, disloyal, etc., esp. by bribery. 7. to lower morally; pervert: to corrupt youth. 8. to infect; taint. 9. to make putrid or putrescent. 10. to alter (a language, text, etc.) for the worse; debase. v.i. 11. to become corrupt. [1250–1300; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere to spoil, corrupt =cor- cor- + rumpere to break] cor•rupt′ed•ly, adv. cor•rupt′er, cor•rup′tor, n. cor•rupt′i•ble, adj. cor•rupt′i•bly, adv. cor•rupt′ly, adv. cor•rupt′ness, n. corrupt - Comes from Latin corrumpere, "destroy completely," and first meant "to destroy or spoil the flesh, fruit, or organic matter by dissolution or decomposition."See also related terms for spoil.corrupt
Past participle: corrupted
Gerund: corrupting
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| I corrupt | | you corrupt | | he/she/it corrupts | | we corrupt | | you corrupt | | they corrupt |
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| I corrupted | | you corrupted | | he/she/it corrupted | | we corrupted | | you corrupted | | they corrupted |
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| I am corrupting | | you are corrupting | | he/she/it is corrupting | | we are corrupting | | you are corrupting | | they are corrupting |
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| I have corrupted | | you have corrupted | | he/she/it has corrupted | | we have corrupted | | you have corrupted | | they have corrupted |
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| I was corrupting | | you were corrupting | | he/she/it was corrupting | | we were corrupting | | you were corrupting | | they were corrupting |
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| I had corrupted | | you had corrupted | | he/she/it had corrupted | | we had corrupted | | you had corrupted | | they had corrupted |
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| I will corrupt | | you will corrupt | | he/she/it will corrupt | | we will corrupt | | you will corrupt | | they will corrupt |
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| I will have corrupted | | you will have corrupted | | he/she/it will have corrupted | | we will have corrupted | | you will have corrupted | | they will have corrupted |
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| I will be corrupting | | you will be corrupting | | he/she/it will be corrupting | | we will be corrupting | | you will be corrupting | | they will be corrupting |
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| I have been corrupting | | you have been corrupting | | he/she/it has been corrupting | | we have been corrupting | | you have been corrupting | | they have been corrupting |
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| I will have been corrupting | | you will have been corrupting | | he/she/it will have been corrupting | | we will have been corrupting | | you will have been corrupting | | they will have been corrupting |
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| I had been corrupting | | you had been corrupting | | he/she/it had been corrupting | | we had been corrupting | | you had been corrupting | | they had been corrupting |
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| I would corrupt | | you would corrupt | | he/she/it would corrupt | | we would corrupt | | you would corrupt | | they would corrupt |
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| I would have corrupted | | you would have corrupted | | he/she/it would have corrupted | | we would have corrupted | | you would have corrupted | | they would have corrupted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | corrupt - 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"debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvertalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"carnalise, sensualise, sensualize, carnalize - debase through carnal gratificationinfect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"bastardise, bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art formssuborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife" | | 2. | corrupt - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"bribe, grease one's palms, buycrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"sop - give a conciliatory gift or bribe tobuy off, pay off - pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor | | 3. | corrupt - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"defile, sully, taint, cloudmar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" | | 4. | corrupt - alter from the originalspoilmodify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"adulterate, dilute, debase, load, stretch - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" | | Adj. | 1. | corrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrongincorrupt - free of corruption or immorality; "a policeman who was incorrupt and incorruptible" | | 2. | corrupt - not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasivecrookeddishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceiveunlawful - contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters" | | 3. | corrupt - containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language"corruptedimperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect" | | 4. | corrupt - touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"taintedstale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale" |
corruptadjective1. dishonest, furrowed, bent (slang), crooked (informal), rotten, shady (informal), fraudulent, unscrupulous, unethical, venal, unprincipled corrupt police officers who took bribes
dishonest straight, principled, moral, noble, ethical, upright, honourable, honest, righteous, virtuous, scrupulous2. depraved, abandoned, vicious, degenerate, debased, demoralized, profligate, dishonoured, defiled, dissolute the flamboyant and morally corrupt court of Charles the Second3. distorted, doctored, altered, falsified a corrupt text of a poem by Miltonverb1. bribe, square, fix (informal), buy off, suborn, grease (someone's) palm (slang) The ability to corrupt politicians, policemen, and judges was fundamental to Mafia operations.2. deprave, pervert, subvert, debase, demoralize, debauch Cruelty depraves and corrupts.
deprave reform, correct
3. distort, doctor, tamper with Computer hackers often break into important sites to corrupt files.corruptadjective1. Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior:degenerate, depraved, flagitious, miscreant, perverse, rotten, unhealthy, villainous.2. Marked by dishonesty, especially in matters of public trust:dishonest, venal.Informal: crooked.3. Ruthlessly seeking personal advantage:mercenary, praetorian, venal.Informal: crooked.verb1. To ruin utterly in character or quality:animalize, bastardize, bestialize, brutalize, canker, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, stain, vitiate, warp.2. To make morally impure:contaminate, defile, infect, pollute, soil, taint.Translationscorrupt (kəˈrapt) verb to make or become evil or bad. He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends. 使敗壞 使败坏 adjective1. bad or evil. The government is corrupt. 腐敗的，道德敗壞的 腐败的2. impure. a corrupt form of English. 訛用的 讹用的corˈruptible adjective 可能貪污的 易腐败的corˌruptiˈbility noun 貪污可能性 腐败性corˈruption (-ʃən) noun1. the act of corrupting. 貪污，腐敗 贪污，腐败 2. a word that has changed considerably from its original form. Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'. 訛用，訛誤 讹用，讹误 corrupt
power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutelyThe more powerful one is, the more unscrupulous one becomes. A: "I never should have appointed him head of the committee." B: "You need to call him in for a meeting before he thinks that he can do whatever he wants. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."See also: absolute, absolutely, and, corrupt, powerabsolute power corrupts absolutelyOne who holds unchecked power or authority is likely to become corrupt or abuse one's position. This phrase is usually attributed to 19th-century historian Lord Acton. He really started abusing the authority of his office when he was promoted to CEO. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.See also: absolute, absolutely, corrupt, powerAbsolute power corrupts absolutely.Prov. One who has total authority is very likely to abuse his position. (This phrase was used by the British historian Lord Acton: "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.") We thought that Johnson would be a responsible mayor, but within a year of taking office, he was as bad as all the rest. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.See also: absolute, absolutely, corrupt, powercorrupt
corrupt1. (of a text or manuscript) made meaningless or different in meaning from the original by scribal errors or alterations 2. (of computer programs or data) containing errors corrupt[kə′rəpt] (computer science) To destroy or alter information so that it is no longer reliable. LegalSeeCorruptioncorrupt
Synonyms for corruptadj dishonestSynonyms- dishonest
- furrowed
- bent
- crooked
- rotten
- shady
- fraudulent
- unscrupulous
- unethical
- venal
- unprincipled
Antonyms- straight
- principled
- moral
- noble
- ethical
- upright
- honourable
- honest
- righteous
- virtuous
- scrupulous
adj depravedSynonyms- depraved
- abandoned
- vicious
- degenerate
- debased
- demoralized
- profligate
- dishonoured
- defiled
- dissolute
adj distortedSynonyms- distorted
- doctored
- altered
- falsified
verb bribeSynonyms- bribe
- square
- fix
- buy off
- suborn
- grease (someone's) palm
verb depraveSynonyms- deprave
- pervert
- subvert
- debase
- demoralize
- debauch
Antonymsverb distortSynonymsSynonyms for corruptadj utterly reprehensible in nature or behaviorSynonyms- degenerate
- depraved
- flagitious
- miscreant
- perverse
- rotten
- unhealthy
- villainous
adj marked by dishonesty, especially in matters of public trustSynonymsadj ruthlessly seeking personal advantageSynonyms- mercenary
- praetorian
- venal
- crooked
verb to ruin utterly in character or qualitySynonyms- animalize
- bastardize
- bestialize
- brutalize
- canker
- debase
- debauch
- demoralize
- deprave
- pervert
- stain
- vitiate
- warp
verb to make morally impureSynonyms- contaminate
- defile
- infect
- pollute
- soil
- taint
Synonyms for corruptverb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensualitySynonyms- debase
- debauch
- demoralise
- demoralize
- deprave
- misdirect
- pervert
- profane
- vitiate
- subvert
Related Words- alter
- change
- modify
- carnalise
- sensualise
- sensualize
- carnalize
- infect
- lead astray
- lead off
- poison
- bastardise
- bastardize
- suborn
verb make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influenceSynonyms- bribe
- grease one's palms
- buy
Related Words- crime
- criminal offence
- criminal offense
- law-breaking
- offense
- offence
- pay
- sop
- buy off
- pay off
verb place under suspicion or cast doubt uponSynonymsRelated Words- mar
- deflower
- impair
- vitiate
- spoil
verb alter from the originalSynonymsRelated Words- modify
- adulterate
- dilute
- debase
- load
- stretch
adj lacking in integrityRelated WordsAntonymsadj not straightSynonymsRelated Words- dishonest
- dishonorable
- unlawful
adj containing errors or alterationsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj touched by rot or decaySynonymsRelated Words |