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
The novel’s robustly flavorsome cast includes a semi-deranged land preservationist, a corrupt Nobel Prize winner, a Chilean Ayn Rand disciple and several wonderful dogs.
Best thriller and mystery books of 2020 | Maureen Corrigan, Richard Lipez | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostMaybe it’s because Bernhardt and his cronies are exactly the corrupt, immoral pawns of the fossil fuel industry we’ve been saying they are all along.
After being shown slides of corrupted tissue from patient biopsies, a medical AI was able to detect cancer to a degree of 97 percent specificity, and 98 percent sensitivity.
The ways our modern tech stack up to sci-fi and fantasy marvels | George Bass | November 8, 2020 | Washington PostFor example, Microsoft developed a reputation in recent years for rolling out clunky products and campaigns — from Vista to corrupted chatbots — that suffered from hurried rollouts.
Four ways to test your marketing ideas instead of trusting blogs | Sarah Fruy | November 4, 2020 | Search Engine WatchAs Fortune noted, Galloway, as state auditor, “recovered $350 million in wasted or stolen taxpayer money and brought 50 criminal counts against corrupt public officials, both Republican and Democratic.”
Here’s how Fortune’s 40 Under 40 are doing on Election Day | jonathanvanian2015 | November 4, 2020 | Fortune
That could include private financial or personal information—like the credit-card numbers you used to pay for the corrupted Wi-Fi.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security | Kyle Chayka | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd its mean-hearted message, in my opinion, has corrupted the social gospel.
When Emmanuel came he tried to educate us, telling us you have to stop killing, destroying, being corrupted.
A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo | Nina Strochlic | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe term “lobbyist” supposedly was coined during the well-corrupted (and well-soaked) presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.
Almost like examining every game developer and game publication for signs of being “corrupted by the feminist agenda.”
Of Gamers, Gates, and Disco Demolition: The Roots of Reactionary Rage | Arthur Chu | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSolomon, and the Second Solomon, rest in their unknown graves; their wisdom is corrupted; but their genius survives in the earth.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayAll these princes go out of the way, they walk deceitfully, they are brass and iron: they are all corrupted.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousIf the poet takes to writing musical comedies, it is because some evil influence has corrupted him.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordEven among the men of the day, corrupted and distracted as they are by foreign innovations, could real strength be found?
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaBy degrees all will be necessarily corrupted, in a State whose chief is corrupt himself.
Superstition In All Ages (1732) | Jean Meslier
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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