Definition of corrupt - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
dishonestwilling to act dishonestly for personal gain
- The corrupt official accepted bribes from companies.
2.
flawedcontaining errors or alterations
- The corrupt file could not be opened.
3.
immoralmorally depraved or degenerate
- He was known for his corrupt lifestyle.
Verb
1.
influence negativelymake someone dishonest or immoral
- He tried to corrupt the officials with money..
2.
briberymake illegal payments for favors or influence
- They tried to corrupt the official with a large sum of money.
3.
technologyTECH. introduce errors into data or a programTECH.
- A virus can corrupt your computer files.
4.
writingalter a text from its original form
- The editor did not intend to corrupt the manuscript.
Expressions with corrupt
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mind that is morally depraved
The villain's corrupt mind led him to commit heinous crimes.
dishonest or illegal behavior especially in a position of power
The investigation revealed several corrupt practices within the government.
computer document whose data is damaged or changed so it fails to work
The program crashed after trying to open a corrupt file.
Origin of corrupt
Latin, corruptus (spoiled) + -us (suffix)
Terms with corrupt included in their meaning
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morality
morally corrupt or wicked in nature
change for better
improvement or amendment of what is wrong or corrupt
corrupt
given money or gifts for influence
contamination
contaminate or corrupt something physically or morally
politics
country with corrupt government, foreign influence, and dependent on single export
politics
politician who is dishonest or corrupt
corruption
in a corrupt and deceitful manner
ethics
immoral or corrupt person
moral corruption
state of being morally corrupt or wicked
specific act
wicked or morally corrupt act
moral corruption
morally corrupt or offensive
character
morally corrupt or vile
ethically tainted
morally offensive or corrupt
shady dealings
activity that is corrupt or unethical
corrupt
cause someone to adopt immoral or improper behavior
trustworthiness
likely unfair, corrupt, or not guided by right conduct
corruption
corrupt someone morally or ethically
corruption
be morally or ethically corrupt
figurative
thoroughly corrupt or immoral
moral decay
morally corrupt or degenerate
corrupt
undermine moral principles or integrity
purity
corrupt or spoil something pure
corrupt
corrupted morally or ethically
figurative
disgusting or corrupt place
Examples of corrupt in a sentence
A corrupt judge can undermine the entire legal system. The backup contained several corrupt records. We restored the database from a corrupt archive. The corrupt official was finally arrested. Corrupt practices have ruined the organization. The power-hungry leader sought to corrupt the entire system.
They aimed to corrupt the youth with harmful ideologies. The company attempted to corrupt the judge during the trial. He was caught trying to corrupt the city council members. Improper shutdowns can corrupt the database files. The software bug managed to corrupt the entire system. Copying the passage by hand can corrupt the original wording. A missing line may corrupt the text's meaning.
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- French:corrompu, corrompre, ...
- German:korrupt, korrumpieren, ...
- Italian:corrotto, corrompere, ...
- Spanish:corrupto, pervertir, ...
- Portuguese:corrupto, corromper, ...
- Chinese:腐败的, 堕落, ...
- Japanese:腐敗した, 腐敗させる, ...
- Arabic:فاسِد, أَفْسَدَ, ...
- Hebrew:מֻשְׁחָת, לְהַשְׁחִית, ...
- Russian:коррумпированный, коррумпировать, ...
- Ukrainian:корумпований, корумпувати, ...
- Hindi:भ्रष्ट, भ्रष्ट करना, ...
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