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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"
1. a. : to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions. Officials were corrupted by greed. was accused of corrupting the youth. also : bribe. b. : to degrade with unsound principles or moral values. Some fear the merger will corrupt the competitive marketplace. 2. : rot, spoil. The fruits were transported without being corrupted. 3.
Some common synonyms of corrupt are degenerate, iniquitous, nefarious, vicious, and villainous. While all these words mean "highly reprehensible or offensive in character, nature, or conduct," corrupt stresses a loss of moral integrity or probity causing betrayal of principle or sworn obligations.
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.
verb [ T ] us / kəˈrʌpt /. to make someone dishonest and willing to use their position or power for personal advantage, esp. to get money: Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Don’t let your friends corrupt you (= have a bad moral influence on you).
verb (used with object) to destroy the integrity of; cause to be dishonest, disloyal, etc., especially by bribery. Synonyms: demoralize, suborn, buy, bribe. to lower morally; pervert: to corrupt youth. Synonyms: vitiate, debase. to alter (a language, text, etc.) for the worse; debase. to mar; spoil.
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.
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.
6 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.
verb [ T ] us / kəˈrʌpt /. to make someone dishonest and willing to use their position or power for personal advantage, esp. to get money: Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Don’t let your friends corrupt you (= have a bad moral influence on you).
CORRUPTION definition: 1. illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power: 2. in…. Learn more.
