to corrupt

Definition of to corrupt in English English dictionary: adulterate; corrump; deprave; file; {v} to spoil, defile, grow rotten, bribe; {a} rotten, debauched, wicked, vile; Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound; With lots of errors in it; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state; To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to debase; to defile; To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert; To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless; lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"; {s} spoiled, tainted; immoral, dishonest; perverted; not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive; In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound; alter from the original corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"; touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"; To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy; place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"; corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"; becoming dishonest with bribes; from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"; Mixed up; broken Computers can't do much with damaged or corrupt files - they don't have enough sense to figure out what is wrong!; Changed from a state of uprightness, correctness, truth, etc; conduct includes the dishonest or partial exercise of official functions by a public official Conduct of a person who is not a public official, when it adversely affects the impartial or honest exercise of official functions by a public official, also comes within the definition; from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic" containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language; containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language; In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals; To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations; to falsify; as, to corrupt language; to corrupt the sacred text; To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty; as, to corrupt a judge by a bribe; lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt; Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; as, the text of the manuscript is corrupt; To become vitiated; to lose purity or goodness; {f} cause to be dishonest; pervert; spoil, taint; If something is corrupted, it becomes damaged or spoiled in some way. Some of the finer type-faces are corrupted by cheap, popular computer printers corrupted data; Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power. to save the nation from corrupt politicians of both parties He had accused three opposition members of corrupt practices. scrupulous + corruptly cor·rupt·ly several government officials charged with acting corruptly; to a worse state; vitiated; depraved; debased; perverted; as, corrupt language; corrupt judges; To corrupt someone means to cause them to stop caring about moral standards. warning that television will corrupt us all Cruelty depraves and corrupts; Refers to an application that has changed for one reason or another and is no longer usable; make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"; containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language"; If someone is corrupted by something, it causes them to become dishonest and unjust and unable to be trusted. It is sad to see a man so corrupted by the desire for money and power; To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot; alter from the original

to corrupt

Hyphenation

to cor·rupt

Turkish pronunciation

tı kırʌpt

Pronunciation

/tə kərˈəpt/ /tə kɜrˈʌpt/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.

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