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Etymology

From Middle English corrupten < Latin corruptus, pp. of corrumpere (“‘to destroy, ruin, injure, spoil, corrupt, bribe’”) < com- (“‘together’”) + rumpere (“‘to break in pieces’”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

corrupt (comparative more corrupt, superlative most corrupt)

Positive corrupt

Comparative more corrupt

Superlative most corrupt
  1. In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
    The Government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.
  2. With lots of errors in it; 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.
  3. In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
    Who with such corrupt and pestilent bread would feed them.

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Synonyms

Verb

Infinitive to corrupt

Third person singular corrupts

Simple past corrupted

Past participle corrupted

Present participle corrupting

to corrupt (third-person singular simple present corrupts, present participle corrupting, simple past and past participle corrupted)

  1. (transitive) 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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Translations

to change from good to bad
  • Bulgarian: развалям bg(bg), развращавам bg(bg)
  • Czech: zkazit cs(cs), narušit cs(cs)
  • Finnish: turmella fi(fi), korruptoida fi(fi)
  • French: corrompre fr(fr)
  • Hebrew: להשחית (lehashkhyt)
  • Swahili: paramidi sw(sw)

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