cor·rupt (k -r pt )adj. 1. Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved. 2. Venal; dishonest: a corrupt mayor. 3. Containing errors or alterations, as a text: a corrupt translation. 4. Archaic Tainted; putrid. v. cor·rupt·ed, cor·rupt·ing, cor·rupts v.tr. 1. To destroy or subvert the honesty or integrity of. 2. To ruin morally; pervert. 3. To taint; contaminate. 4. To cause to become rotten; spoil. 5. To change the original form of (a text, for example). 6. Computer Science To damage (data) in a file or on a disk. v.intr. To become corrupt. [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.] cor·rupt er, cor·ruptor 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 limitless power; debased himself by pleading with the captors; a youth debauched by drugs and drink; indulgence that depraves the moral fiber; perverted her talent by putting it to evil purposes; a proof vitiated by a serious omission. |
corrupt
Adjective
1. open to or involving bribery or other dishonest practices: corrupt practices
2. morally depraved
3. (of a text or data) made unreliable by errors or alterations
Verb
to make corrupt [Latin corruptus spoiled]
corruptive adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" 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" 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" bastardise, bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms 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" 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 | |
| 3. | corrupt - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" | |
| 4. | corrupt - alter from the original 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 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" 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" stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale" |
corrupt
adjective 1. dishonest, bent (slang) crooked (informal) rotten, shady (informal) fraudulent, unscrupulous, unethical, venal, unprincipled << OPPOSITE honest
adjective 2. depraved, abandoned, vicious, degenerate, debased, demoralized, profligate, dishonoured, defiled, dissolute
Translations
corrupt [kəˈrʌpt] adj → corrompido; [person] → corrupto
corrupt practices (= dishonesty, bribery) → corrupción f
corrupt [kəˈrʌpt] adj → corrompu(e);
(Comput) → altéré(e)
vt → corrompre;
(Comput) → altérer;
corrupt practices (= dishonesty, bribery) → malversation f
corrupt [kəˈrʌpt] adj → korrupt;
(depraved) → verdorben
vt → korrumpieren;
(morally) → verderben;
corrupt practices → Korruption f
corrupt [kəˈrʌpt] adj → corrotto/a
vt → corrompere;
corrupt practices (= dishonesty, bribery) → pratiche fpl illecite
v corrupt [kəˈrapt]
to make or become evil or bad He was corrupted by the bad influence of two friends. korrupteer يُفسِد покварявам (се) zkazit (se) fordærve; ødelægge verderben διαφθείρω corromper 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 타락하다; 타락시키다 (su)gadinti, (su)gesti samaitāt; demoralizēt; uzpirkt terpengaruh corrumperen forderve, demoralisere, korrumpere psuć, demoralizować corromper a corupe развращать(ся) skaziť pokvariti (se), podkupiti pokvaren [] 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
adj
1 bad or evil The government is corrupt. korrup فاسِد продажен zkažený, zkorumpovaný korrupt schlecht, bestechlich διεφθαρμένος corrupto rikutud, korrumpeerunud فاسد turmeltunut, korruptoitunut corrompu מוּשחַת भ्रष्ट zao, pokvaren romlott, korrupt korup spilltur corrotto 堕落した 부패한 sugadintas, paperkamas, amoralus pērkams; samaitāts korup corrupt korrupt, råtten, fordervet zepsuty, zdemoralizowany corrupto corupt коррумпированный skorumpovaný pokvarjen korumpiran [] fördärvad, korrumperad ซึ่งเสื่อมทราม ahlâksız, yozlaşmış 腐敗的 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 zkažený, zkomolený forvansket falsch παρεφθαρμένος, μη καθαρός contaminado, impuro moonutatud تحریف شده؛ مخدوش virheellinen 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 adulterado deformat искажённый nečistý popačen iskvaren förvrängd, förvanskad ซึ่งไม่บริสุทธิ์ bozuk 訛用的 перекручений, викривлений فاسد bẩn 讹用的
adj corˈruptible
omkoopbaar مُمكِن إفْسادُه подкупен zkazitelný, podplatitelný korrumperende verderblich, bestechlich δωροδοκήσιμος, που μπορεί να διαφθαρεί corruptible äraostetav فاسد شدنی؛ فساد پذیر lahjottava corruptible שְׁאֶפשָר לְהַשחִיתוֹ क्षयशील kvarljiv romlandó; megvesztegethető bisa dikorup spillanlegur; mútuþægni corruttibile 腐りやすい 부패하기 쉬운 paperkamas, pasiduodantis korupcijai samaitājams; uzpērkams mudah rosak akhlak omkoopbaar, bederfelijk bestikkelig przekupny corrompível coruptibil подкупный podliehajúci skaze podkupljiv podmitljiv besticklig, mutbar ที่เลวลง ayartılabilir, rüşvet yedirilebilir 易腐敗的 продажний; підкупний رشوت پذير dễ bị hối lộ 易腐败的
n corˌruptiˈbility
omkoopbaarheid قابليَّـة الإفْـساد продажност zkazitelnost, podplatitelnost korrupthed die Verdorbenheit τάση προς τη διαφθορά corruptibilidad äraostetavus تباهی؛ فساد lahjottavuus corruptibilité הַשחָתָה भ्रष्टता pokvarenost romlandóság; megvesztegethetőség kecurangan veikleiki fyrir spillingu; mútþægni corruttibilità 堕落性 부패하기 쉬움 paperkamumas pērkamība kerosakan akhlak omkoopbaarheid, bederfelijkheid bestikkelighet przekupstwo corruptibilidade coruptibilitate коррумпированность skaziteľnosť podkupljivost podmitljivost besticklighet, mutbarhet การเลวลง ayartılabilme, rüşvet yedirilebilme 腐敗性 продажність; підкупність خراب هونيكے قابل tính dễ mua chuộc 腐败性
n corˈruption [-ʃən]
1 the act of corrupting. korrupsie فَساد، تَعَفُّـن корупция zkaženost, korupce korruption; svindel die Bestechlichkeit διαφθορά corrupción rikkumine, äraostmine فساد؛ تباهی turmeltuminen, lahjonta corruption שְׁחִיתוּת भ्रष्टाचार korupcija korrupció korupsi (sið)spilling corruzione 堕落 부패 gadinimas, gedimas, korupcija korupcija; samaitāšana; piekukuļošana merasuah corruptie fordervelse, bestikkelse, korrupsjon korupcja corrupção corupere; corupţie коррупция skazenosť podkupovanje korupcija korruption การกระทำทุจริต ayart(ıl)ma; rüşvetçilik 腐敗 корупція; продажність بد عنوانى، رشوت خورى sự tham nhũng 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 zkomolenina forvanskning die Verfälschung παραφθορά derivación moonutus تحریف virheellinen muoto forme corrompue הַשחָתָה भ्रष्ट izvitoperena riječ elferdített alak perubahan kata afbökun forma corrotta なまった語形 전와(轉訛)된 어형 iškraipyta forma izkropļota (vārda) forma pencemaran verbastering forvansking zniekształcenie 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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