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- DictionaryCor·rupt/kəˈrəpt/
adjective
- 1. having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain: "unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials"
- 2. (of a text or a computer database or program) made unreliable by errors or alterations: "a progressively corrupt magnetic record is usable nonetheless"
verb
- 1. cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain: "there is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts"
- 2. change or debase by making errors or unintentional alterations: "Epicurus's teachings have since been much corrupted"
Definitions of corrupt. adjective. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive. synonyms: crooked. dishonest, dishonorable. deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive. unlawful. contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law. sneaky, underhand, underhanded. marked by deception. see more. adjective. lacking in integrity.
2 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. false, untrustworthy. 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.
corrupt. Also found in: Thesaurus, Legal, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia . cor·rupt. (kə-rŭpt′) adj. 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.
corrupt. adjective. /kəˈrʌpt/. /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.
verb [ T ] uk / kəˈrʌpt / us. corrupt verb [T] (MAKE DISHONEST) to make someone or something become dishonest or immoral: [ often passive ] He became corrupted by power and money. corrupt verb [T] (COMPUTER) to damage information on a computer. (Definition of corrupt from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. /kəˈrʌpt/ (of people) willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage a corrupt regime corrupt officials accepting bribes. Join us. Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!
1. a. : dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers) : depravity. b. : inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (such as bribery) the corruption of government officials. c. : a departure from the original or from what is pure or correct. the corruption of a text.
