Sekirov Dictionary

corrupt

/kəˈɹʌpt/

adjective 4
verb 5
forms 8

adjective4

willing to cheat or break the law for money or power
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In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
- The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.
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Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
- The text of the manuscript is corrupt.
- It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open.
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In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
- with such corrupt and pestilent bread to feed them. — 1603

verb5

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To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
- Don't you dare corrupt my son with those disgusting pictures!
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To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state.
- Unplugging a flash drive without dismounting it first can corrupt the data stored on the drive.
To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
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To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
- Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt. — 1611
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(no longer used) To become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure; to putrefy; to rot.
- he entrails, which are the parts aptest to corrupt — 1627

forms

corrupted · corrupting · corrupteth · corrupts · corruptest · more corrupt · corruptest · most corrupt

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