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CORRUPT definition: 1. dishonestly using your position or power to get an advantage, especially for money: 2. morally…. Learn more.
The meaning of CORRUPT is to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions; also : bribe. How to use corrupt in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Corrupt.
CORRUPT definition: 1. dishonest or illegal: 2. If information on a computer is corrupt, it has been damaged or…. Learn more.
Corrupt definition: guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked. See examples of CORRUPT used in a sentence.
Corrupt people perform immoral or illegal acts for personal gain, without apology. Corrupt politicians take bribes and deny it. When you corrupt someone, you convince them to do something wrong or even illegal.
corrupt. adjective. /kəˈrʌpt/ (of people) willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage. It was seen as the only way to overthrow a corrupt regime. They promised to seek out the corrupt officials who had accepted the bribes. one of the most notoriously corrupt city councils.
corrupt, dishonest, venal apply to one, esp. in public office, who acts on mercenary motives, without regard to honor, right, or justice. A corrupt politician is one originally honest who has succumbed to temptation and begun questionable practices.
verb. /kəˈrʌpt/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] corrupt (somebody) to have a bad effect on somebody and make them behave in a way that is not honest or moral. He was corrupted by power and ambition. the corrupting effects of great wealth. Topics Crime and punishment c1. Definitions on the go.
Synonyms for CORRUPT: degraded, sick, crooked, decadent, perverted, depraved, degenerate, loose; Antonyms of CORRUPT: pure, incorruptible, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, ethical, honest, moral, good.
1. Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved. 2. Venal or dishonest: a corrupt mayor. 3. Containing errors or alterations, especially ones that prevent proper understanding or use: a corrupt translation; a corrupt computer file. 4. Archaic Tainted; putrid. v. cor·rupt·ed, cor·rupt·ing, cor·rupts. v.tr. 1.
