corrupt
adjective
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked.
had corrupted
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past perfectof corrupt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Airbus investigated this incident and found that space weather had corrupted data in an elevator aileron computer which sends commands to the plane's flaps.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
A senior Justice Department official, Roger Alford, later said lobbyists had corrupted the merger-review process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
When Abraham read the script, he really got upset because up until that time, he thought that it was Chris’ idea to elope and that Chris had corrupted his beautiful daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
Mr. D’Antunono could not recall which carrier had corrupted data.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
Their lethargy had corrupted the town, and when the Professor wished to photograph them, I believe they went away in scorn.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard
