corrupt
adjective
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked.
corrupts
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present tense formof corrupt (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The old adage is true: Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026
His relationship with his Jewish neighbors, the Brodskys, grows closer as Nazi power corrupts France.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
“Money spent very quickly on the military corrupts very quickly,” said Dennis Wilder, a senior fellow at Georgetown University and former U.S. intelligence officer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
What we know about power is that it always corrupts.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
I believe having an audience naturally corrupts the per-formance.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
