corrupt
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
(of a text) made inferior by errors or alterations: Scholars compared the corrupt Alexandrian manuscript with a more reliable Greek translation.
infected; tainted.
Archaic. decayed; putrid.
Computers. relating to or designating computer code or stored data that contains errors: If the corrupt file won’t open, restore a previous save.
to destroy the integrity of; cause to be dishonest, disloyal, etc., especially by bribery.
to lower morally; pervert: to corrupt youth.
to alter (a language, text, etc.) for the worse; debase.
to mar; spoil.
to infect; taint.
Archaic. to make putrid or putrescent.
Computers. to introduce errors in (computer code or stored data) when saving, transmitting, or retrieving it: I downloaded some free modifications that corrupted the core program, so I can’t open it until I uninstall and reinstall the original version.
English Law. (in historical use) to subject (an attainted person) to corruption of blood.
to become corrupt.
Origin of corrupt
1synonym study For corrupt
Other words for corrupt
1 | false, trustworthy |
4 | contaminated |
5 | putrescent, rotten, decomposed, spoiled |
7 | bribe, buy, suborn; demoralize |
8 | debase, vitiate |
11 | contaminate, pollute, defile |
12 | putrefy |
Other words from corrupt
- 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
- cor·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
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How to use corrupt in a sentence
When it saw the Taliban’s rapid rise to prominence in the war against the Afghan government, ISIS declared that the takeover was the result of a corrupt conspiracy between the United States and the Taliban.
Why ISIS Attacked the Kabul Airport—and What’s Coming Next | Dennis Murphy | August 27, 2021 | The Daily BeastIn Vietnam we sided with a corrupt post-colonial government dominated by minority Catholics in a majority Buddhist nation.
In each case, the United States installed a corrupt, pro-Western regime before abandoning its support when the cost was deemed to outweigh the benefit.
Afghanistan’s collapse exposes the truth about U.S. military invasions in the region | Suzanne Enzerink | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostHe also once again grumbled that the “corrupt media” had taken his previous comments out of context.
Hannity Makes Vax Stance ‘Very Clear’: ‘I Never Told Anyone to Get a Vaccine!’ | Justin Baragona | July 23, 2021 | The Daily BeastWith Bulgaria ranked as the EU’s most corrupt country, no activity can really be ruled out.
These young adults have voluntarily checked out of a political system they consider corrupt and dysfunctional.
Cuba, already corrupt, will have to avoid becoming even more so when American investment pours in.
So, is Rampal really that different from a corrupt, charismatic megachurch leader felled by scandal?
Is India’s Fallen ‘God-Man’ So Different From a Megachurch Pastor? | Jay Michaelson | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat suggestion turns absurd when you consider the long list of corrupt Democrat politicians Lynch has sent to prison.
For Next AG, Obama Picks a Quiet Fighter With a Heavy Punch | Michael Daly | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis corrupt bargain results in a decade-long stasis, with far-reaching implications.
Hate Hyper-Partisanship? Support Redistricting Reform Now | John Avlon | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe will tell you that evil communications corrupt good manners, and pitch defiles.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordIt is tolerably certain that this is a corrupt form of the passage, and only makes the matter darker.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerThe administration had been too corrupt, the exactions too heavy to be longer borne, when reform appeared to be within reach.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria GrahamTheir speech is a dialect called Chabucano—a mixture of very corrupt Spanish and native tongues.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanAnd the degraded society, like the robe which once covered the living body, but is afterwards cast off, is faded and corrupt.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
British Dictionary definitions for corrupt
/ (kəˈrʌpt) /
lacking in integrity; open to or involving bribery or other dishonest practices: a corrupt official; corrupt practices in an election
morally depraved
putrid or rotten
contaminated; unclean
(of a text or manuscript) made meaningless or different in meaning from the original by scribal errors or alterations
(of computer programs or data) containing errors
to become or cause to become dishonest or disloyal
to debase or become debased morally; deprave
(tr) to infect or contaminate; taint
(tr) to cause to become rotten
(tr) to alter (a text, manuscript, etc) from the original
(tr) computing to introduce errors into (data or a program)
Origin of corrupt
1Derived forms of corrupt
- corrupter or corruptor, noun
- corruptive, adjective
- corruptively, adverb
- corruptly, adverb
- corruptness, noun
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