corrupt

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. Archaic Tainted; putrid.

v. cor·rupt·ed, cor·rupt·ing, cor·rupts

v.tr.

1. To ruin morally; pervert: "The argument that modern life consists of a menu of horrors by which we are corrupted ... is a founding idea of the critique of modernity" (Susan Sontag).

2. To destroy or subvert the honesty or integrity of, as by offering bribes: "Our politics has been corrupted by money and suffused with meanness" (Peter Edelman).

3.

a. To cause to become rotten; spoil: "There was a strange smell in the room, high and slightly sweet, like perfume corrupted in the bottle" (Bella Bathurst).

b. Archaic To render impure; contaminate.

4.

a. To alter from original or proper form: "Strangers named them the Chippewa, which was corrupted to Ojibway" (Paul Theroux).

b. Computers To damage (data) in a file or on a disk.

v.intr.

To become corrupt.

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[Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, to destroy : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

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cor·rupt′er, cor·rup′tor n.

cor·rup′tive adj.

cor·rupt′ly adv.

cor·rupt′ness n.

Synonyms: corrupt, debase, debauch, deprave, pervert, vitiate
These verbs mean to ruin utterly in character or quality: was corrupted by power; debased himself by taking the bribe; a youth debauched by drugs; led a life depraved by sensual indulgence; perverted her talent by her pursuit of commercial success; a laudable goal vitiated by dishonest means.

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corrupt

(kəˈrʌpt)

adj

1. lacking in integrity; open to or involving bribery or other dishonest practices: a corrupt official; corrupt practices in an election.

2. morally depraved

3. putrid or rotten

4. contaminated; unclean

5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of a text or manuscript) made meaningless or different in meaning from the original by scribal errors or alterations

6. (Computer Science) (of computer programs or data) containing errors

vb

7. to become or cause to become dishonest or disloyal

8. to debase or become debased morally; deprave

9. (tr) to infect or contaminate; taint

10. (tr) to cause to become rotten

11. (tr) to alter (a text, manuscript, etc) from the original

12. (Computer Science) (tr) computing to introduce errors into (data or a program)

[C14: from Latin corruptus spoiled, from corrumpere to ruin, literally: break to pieces, from rumpere to break]

corˈrupter, corˈruptor n

corˈruptive adj

corˈruptively adv

corˈruptly adv

corˈruptness n

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cor•rupt

(kəˈrʌpt)

adj.

1. guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery: a corrupt judge.

2. debased in character; depraved.

3. infected; tainted.

4. decayed; putrid.

5. made inferior by errors or alterations, as a text.

v.t.

6. to cause to be dishonest, disloyal, etc., esp. by bribery.

7. to lower morally; pervert: to corrupt youth.

8. to infect; taint.

9. to make putrid or putrescent.

10. to alter (a language, text, etc.) for the worse; debase.

v.i.

11. to become corrupt.

[1250–1300; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere to spoil, corrupt =cor- cor- + rumpere to break]

cor•rupt′ed•ly, adv.

cor•rupt′er, cor•rup′tor, n.

cor•rupt′i•ble, adj.

cor•rupt′i•bly, adv.

cor•rupt′ly, adv.

cor•rupt′ness, n.

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corrupt

- Comes from Latin corrumpere, "destroy completely," and first meant "to destroy or spoil the flesh, fruit, or organic matter by dissolution or decomposition."

See also related terms for spoil.

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corrupt

Past participle: corrupted
Gerund: corrupting

Imperative

corrupt

corrupt

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	corrupt - 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" debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvert alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" carnalise, sensualise, sensualize, carnalize - debase through carnal gratification infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism" lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office" suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
	2.	corrupt - make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" bribe, grease one's palms, buy crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" sop - give a conciliatory gift or bribe to buy off, pay off - pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
	3.	corrupt - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" defile, sully, taint, cloud mar, deflower, impair, vitiate, spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
	4.	corrupt - alter from the original spoil modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" adulterate, dilute, debase, load, stretch - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
Adj.	1.	corrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong incorrupt - free of corruption or immorality; "a policeman who was incorrupt and incorruptible"
	2.	corrupt - not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive crooked dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive unlawful - contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"
	3.	corrupt - containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language" corrupted imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
	4.	corrupt - touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic" tainted stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"

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corrupt

adjective

1. dishonest, furrowed, bent (slang), crooked (informal), rotten, shady (informal), fraudulent, unscrupulous, unethical, venal, unprincipled corrupt police officers who took bribes
dishonest straight, principled, moral, noble, ethical, upright, honourable, honest, righteous, virtuous, scrupulous

2. depraved, abandoned, vicious, degenerate, debased, demoralized, profligate, dishonoured, defiled, dissolute the flamboyant and morally corrupt court of Charles the Second

3. distorted, doctored, altered, falsified a corrupt text of a poem by Milton

verb

1. bribe, square, fix (informal), buy off, suborn, grease (someone's) palm (slang) The ability to corrupt politicians, policemen, and judges was fundamental to Mafia operations.

2. deprave, pervert, subvert, debase, demoralize, debauch Cruelty depraves and corrupts.
deprave reform, correct

3. distort, doctor, tamper with Computer hackers often break into important sites to corrupt files.

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corrupt

adjective

1. Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior:

degenerate, depraved, flagitious, miscreant, perverse, rotten, unhealthy, villainous.

2. Marked by dishonesty, especially in matters of public trust:

dishonest, venal.

Informal: crooked.

3. Ruthlessly seeking personal advantage:

mercenary, praetorian, venal.

Informal: crooked.

verb

1. To ruin utterly in character or quality:

animalize, bastardize, bestialize, brutalize, canker, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, stain, vitiate, warp.

2. To make morally impure:

contaminate, defile, infect, pollute, soil, taint.

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Translations

فَاسِدفاسِدمُحرَّف، ليس حَسَب القاعِدة اللغَويَّهيُفسِد

zkorumpovanýzkaženýzkazitzkomolený

korruptødelæggefordærveforvansket

korruptbestechlichfalschkorrumpierenschlecht

διεφθαρμένοςφθείρω

corruptodegeneradodepravadocorrompercorrompido

lahjottu

corromprecorrompualtéré

korumpiran

korrupt

afbakaîurspillaspilltur

corrottocorrompere

腐敗した

타락한

amoralusgadinimasgadintigestiiškraipyta forma

demoralizētizkropļotspērkamssamaitātsamaitāts

corrupt

korruptdemoraliserefordervefordervetforvansket

skorumpowany

corrupto

порочныйпродажный

skorumpovaný

pokvaritipokvarjen

korrumperad

ทุจริต

yozlaşmışahlâksızayar makbaştan çıkar makbozuk

tham nhũng

腐败的讹用的使败坏腐败

corrupt

[kəˈrʌpt]

A. ADJ

1. (= depraved) → pervertido, depravado

2. (= dishonest) → corrompido, venal

3. (Comput) [text, file] → corrompido

B. VT

1. (= deprave) → pervertir, corromper

2. (= bribe) → sobornar

3. [+ language] → corromper (Comput) [+ text, file] → corromper

C. CPD corrupt practices NPL (= dishonesty, bribery) → corrupción fsing

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

corrupt

[kəˈrʌpt]

adj [person] → corrompu(e) corrupt practices

vt

[+ person] → corrompre

[+ data] → altérer

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

corrupt

adj → verdorben, verworfen, schlecht; (= open to bribery) → korrupt, bestechlich; text, language → verderbt, korrumpiert; (Comput) disk → nicht lesbar, kaputt; morally corrupt → moralisch verdorben or schlecht

vt (morally) → verderben; (ethically) → korrumpieren; (form: = bribe) → bestechen, korrumpieren; (Comput) data → kaputt or unlesbar machen, zerstören; to become corrupted (text, language) → korrumpiert werden; to corrupt somebody’s morals → jdn moralisch verderben

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

corrupt

[kəˈrʌpt]

1. adj → corrotto/a
corrupt practices (dishonesty, bribery) → pratiche fpl illecite

2. vt → corrompere

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

corrupt

(kəˈrapt) verb

to make or become evil or bad. He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends. korrupteer يُفسِد покварявам (се) corromper zkazit (se) verderben fordærve; ødelægge διαφθείρωcorromper moraalselt rikkuma گمراه کردن؛ هرزه شدن turmella corrompre לְהַשחִית भ्रष्ट हो जाना pokvariti elront menjadi jahat atau rusak spilla corrompere 堕落させる 망가지다 (su)gadinti, (su)gesti samaitāt; demoralizēt; uzpirkt terpengaruh corrumperenforderve, demoralisere, korrumperepsuć, demoralizować فاسد ،چټلول، ككړه ول: فاسد، خيرن ككړ corromper a corupe развращать skaziť pokvariti (se), podkupiti pokvaren [moraliskt] fördärva, göra depraverad นำไปทางชั่ว ayar(tıl)mak, baştan çıkar(tıl)mak 使敗壞 псувати(ся); розбещувати(ся) خراب كرنا یا هونا، بگاڑنا tham nhũng 使败坏

adjective

1. bad or evil. The government is corrupt. korrup فاسِد продажен corrupto zkažený, zkorumpovaný schlecht, bestechlich korrupt διεφθαρμένοςcorrupto rikutud, korrumpeerunud فاسد paha corrompuמושחת भ्रष्ट zao, pokvaren romlott, korrupt korup spilltur corrotto 堕落した 부패한 sugadintas, paperkamas, amoralus pērkams; samaitāts korup corruptkorrupt, råtten, fordervetzepsuty, zdemoralizowany فاسد corrupto corupt коррумпированный skorumpovaný pokvarjen korumpiran [moraliskt] fördärvad, korrumperad ซึ่งเสื่อมทราม ahlâksız, yozlaşmış 腐敗的，道德敗壞的 розбещений; продажний خراب، بد عنوان، رشوت خور thối nát 腐败的

2. impure. a corrupt form of English. onsuiwer مُحرَّف، ليس حَسَب القاعِدة اللغَويَّه нечист corrompido zkažený, zkomolený falsch forvansket παρεφθαρμένος, μη καθαρός contaminado, impuro moonutatud تحریف شده؛ مخدوش turmeltunut altéré לֹא נָקִי अशुद्वता nečist tisztát(a)lan tidak murni afbakaður contaminato なまった 순수성을 잃은 iškraipytas, netaisyklingas, užterštas izkropļots tak asli verbasterd forvansket zniekształcony تحريف شوى adulterado de­for­mat искажённый nečistý popačen iskvaren förvrängd, förvanskad ซึ่งไม่บริสุทธิ์ bozuk 訛用的 перекручений, викривлений فاسد bẩn 讹用的

corˈruptible adjective

omkoopbaar مُمكِن إفْسادُه подкупен corrompível zkazitelný, podplatitelný verderblich, bestechlich korrumperende δωροδοκήσιμος, που μπορεί να διαφθαρεί corruptible äraostetav فاسد شدنی؛ فساد پذیر lahjottavissa corruptible שְׁאֶפשָר לְהַשחִיתוֹ क्षयशील kvarljiv romlandó; megvesztegethető bisa dikorup spillanlegur; mútuþægni corruttibile 腐りやすい 타락, 부패하기 쉬운 paperkamas, pasiduodantis korupcijai samaitājams; uzpērkams mudah rosak akhlak omkoopbaar, bederfelijk bestikkelig przekupny فاسد شول corrompível coruptibil подкупный podliehajúci skaze podkupljiv podmitljiv besticklig, mutbar ที่เลวลง ayartılabilir, rüşvet yedirilebilir 可能貪污的 продажний; підкупний رشوت پذير dễ bị hối lộ 易腐败的

corˌruptiˈbility noun

omkoopbaarheid قابليَّـة الإفْـساد продажност corruptibilidade zkazitelnost, podplatitelnost die Verdorbenheit korrupthed τάση προς τη διαφθορά corruptibilidad äraostetavus تباهی؛ فساد lahjottavuus corruptibilitéהשחתה भ्रष्टता pokvarenost romlandóság; megvesztegethetőség kecurangan veikleiki fyrir spillingu; mútþægni corruttibilità 堕落性 타락성, 부패성 paperkamumas pērkamība kerosakan akhlak omkoopbaarheid, bederfelijkheidbestikkelighetprzekupstwo فساد corruptibilidade coruptibilitate коррумпированность skaziteľnosť podkupljivost podmitljivost besticklighet, mutbarhet การเลวลง ayartılabilme, rüşvet yedirilebilme 貪污可能性 продажніть; підкупність خراب هونيك‍ے قابل tính dễ mua chuộc 腐败性

corˈruption (-ʃən) noun

1. the act of corrupting. korrupsie فَساد، تَعَفُّـن корупция corrupção zkaženost, korupce die Bestechlichkeit korruption; svindel διαφθοράcorrupción rikkumine, äraostmine فساد؛ تباهی korruptio corruptionשחיתות भ्रष्टाचार korupcija korrupció korupsi (sið)spilling corruzione 堕落 타락 gadinimas, gedimas, korupcija korupcija; samaitāšana; piekukuļošana merasuah corruptiefordervelse, bestikkelse, korrupsjonkorupcja فساد corrupção corupere; corupţie коррупция skazenosť podkupovanje korupcija korruption การกระทำทุจริต ayartma; rüşvetçilik 貪污，腐敗 корупція; продажність بد عنوانى، رشوت خورى sự tham nhũng 贪污，腐败

2. a word that has changed considerably from its original form. Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'. verbastering كَلِمَـه مُحرَّفـه изменена дума corruptela zkomolenina die Verfälschung forvanskning παραφθορά derivación moonutus تحریف turmeltunut muoto forme corrompue השחתה भ्रष्ट izvitoperena riječ elferdített alak perubahan kata afbökun forma corrotta なまった語形 순수성 상실 iškraipyta forma izkropļota (vārda) forma pencemaran verbasteringforvansking zniekształcenie تحریف corruptela deformare искажение skomolenina popačenka nepravilnost förvanskning คำที่ใช้เพี้ยนไปจากเดิม bozulmuş biçim 訛用，訛誤 перекручування; спотворювання اصل س‍ے ھ‍ٹ‍ا هوا لفظ sự mục nát 讹用，讹误

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corrupt

→ فَاسِد zkorumpovaný korrupt korrupt διεφθαρμένος corrupto lahjottu corrompu korumpiran corrotto 腐敗した 타락한 corrupt korrupt skorumpowany corrupto порочный korrumperad ทุจริต yozlaşmış tham nhũng 腐败的

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