vverb.socialcorrupt morally or by intemperance or sensualitySynset:corrupt debase debauch demoralise demoralize deprave misdirect pervert profane subvert vitiate
Examples:- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
Derivationally Related Form:depravationcorruptibledebasementdepravitydemoralizationsubversiondebaucherdebaucherypervertcorruptivedebaucheedemoralisationdebauchprofanationcorruptionperversive
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:corruptchange
Direct Hyponyms:bastardisebastardizecarnalisecarnalizeinfectlead astraylead offpoisonsensualisesensualizesuborn
Full Troponyms:bastardizeinfectlead offpoisonsensualizesuborn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.possessionmake illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influenceTopic:crimecriminal offencecriminal offenselaw-breaking
Synset:bribe buy corrupt grease one's palms
Derivationally Related Form:corruptiblebriberybribablebribebriber
Hypernyms:pay
Inherited Hypernyms:bribepaygivetransfer
Direct Hyponyms:buy offpay offsop
Full Troponyms:buy offsop
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: corrupt, buy, bribe)
vverb.contactplace under suspicion or cast doubt uponSynset:cloud corrupt defile sully taint
Examples:- sully someone's reputation
Derivationally Related Form:cloud
Hypernyms:deflower impair mar spoil vitiate
Inherited Hypernyms:defilemardamagechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.changealter from the originalSynset:corrupt spoil
Derivationally Related Form:spoliation
Hypernyms:modify
Inherited Hypernyms:corruptmodifychange
Direct Hyponyms:adulteratedebasediluteloadstretch
Full Troponyms:loadsophisticatewater down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allcontaining errors or alterationsSynset:corrupt
Examples:- a corrupt text
- spoke a corrupted version of the language
Antonyms:perfect
Inherited Hypernyms:corrupt
Similar to:imperfect
adj satadj.allruined in character or qualitySynset:debased vitiated
Antonyms:incorrupt
Inherited Hypernyms:corrupted
Similar to:corrupt