corrupt
adjective
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked.
have corrupted
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present perfectof corrupt.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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David Coleman, the chief executive of the College Board, which administers the SAT, said he agrees that commercial prep classes have corrupted the test.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2019
On the BBC’s Newsnight, Emily Maitlis challenged him: “You have corrupted discourse for the entire world by going along with these lies.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 29, 2018
Prosecutors said Thursday they will now start investigating an allegation that Mr. Berlusconi, together with a number of other people including two of his lawyers, could have corrupted witnesses, persuading...
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2014
In short, it’s looking very likely that some of the people who have corrupted our financial system over the last several years are going to have to pay.
From Time ● Dec. 12, 2012
Surely Bon could not have corrupted her to fatalism in twelve days, who not only had not tried to corrupt her to unchastity but not even to defy her father.
From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner
