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corrupt

/kə'rəpt/

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adjective
containing errors or alterations
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"a corrupt text" "spoke a corrupted version of the language"

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corrupted imperfect
adjective
touched by rot or decay
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"`corrupt' is archaic"

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tainted stale
verb
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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"Socrates was accused of corrupting young men" "corrupt the morals"

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debase debauch demoralise demoralize deprave misdirect pervert profane subvert vitiate

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alter change modify
verb
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
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bribe buy grease one's palms

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pay
verb
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
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cloud defile sully taint

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impair spoil vitiate deflower mar
adjective
not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
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crooked underhanded underhand sneaky
verb
alter from the original
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spoil

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modify
adjective
lacking in integrity
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"humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation" "a corrupt and incompetent city government"

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perverse bribable corrupted corruptible debased depraved dirty dishonest perverted praetorian pretorian purchasable putrid reprobate shoddy sold-out sordid venal vitiated

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incorrupt

Examples of corrupt

"a corrupt text"
"spoke a corrupted version of the language"
"`corrupt' is archaic"
"Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
"corrupt the morals"
"humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"
"a corrupt and incompetent city government"