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单词 corrupter
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cor•rupt /kəˈrʌpt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Lawguilty of dishonest practices:a corrupt judge.
  2. Lawimmoral;
    depraved:corrupt sexual practices; a corrupt society.
  3. made inferior or unusable by errors or damage, such as a text:The electronic file was corrupt.

v. [+ object]
  1. to cause to be ruined;
    pervert:to corrupt youth.
  2. to infect;
    taint:Columbus was accused of corrupting Indian cultures.
cor•rupt•er, cor•rup•tor, n. [countable]
cor•rupt•i•ble, adj. 
cor•rupt•ly, adv. 
cor•rupt•ness, n. [uncountable]See -rupt-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cor•rupt  (kə rupt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Lawguilty of dishonest practices, as bribery;
    lacking integrity;
    crooked:a corrupt judge.
  2. Lawdebased 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.

v.t. 
  1. to destroy the integrity of;
    cause to be dishonest, disloyal, etc., esp. by bribery.
  2. to lower morally;
    pervert:to corrupt youth.
  3. to alter (a language, text, etc.) for the worse;
    debase.
  4. to mar;
    spoil.
  5. to infect;
    taint.
  6. to make putrid or putrescent.
  7. [Eng. Law.]to subject (an attainted person) to corruption of blood.

v.i. 
  1. to become corrupt.
  • 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
  • Anglo-French)
  • Middle English (1250–1300
cor•rupted•ly, adv. 
cor•rupted•ness, n. 
cor•rupter, cor•ruptor, n. 
cor•ruptive, adj. 
cor•ruptive•ly, adv. 
cor•ruptly, adv. 
cor•ruptness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged false, untrustworthy. Corrupt, dishonest, venal apply to one, esp. 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.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contaminated.
    • 4, 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged putrescent, rotten, spoiled.
    • 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged demoralize, bribe.
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged debase, vitiate.
    • 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contaminate, pollute, spoil, defile.
    • 11.See corresponding entry in Unabridged putrefy.

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