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corrupt en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English corrupten, derived from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpō (“to destroy, ruin, injure, spoil, corrupt, bribe”), from com- (“together”) + rumpō (“to break in pieces”).
Meanings
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Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
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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.
At what ease
Might corrupt minds procure knaves as corrupt
To swear against you.
1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 6:11:
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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, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:
Forms
Deriveds
uncorrupt · corruptly · corruptness · corruptician · incorrupt · corrupt practice · noncorrupt · corruptocracy · corruptless
Synonyms
corrupted
Translations (68)
ru повреждённый (with lots of errors in it) · pt corrupto (in a depraved state) · tl tiwali (in a depraved state) · nn korrupt (in a depraved state) · fi korruptoitunut (with lots of errors in it) · tr yoz (in a depraved state) · fi turmeltunut (in a depraved state) · cs zkažený (in a depraved state) · nl verdorven (in a depraved state) · uk корумпо́ваний (in a depraved state) · pl skorumpowany (in a depraved state) · ar فَاسِد (in a depraved state) · sv korrupt (in a depraved state) · bg корумпи́ран (in a depraved state) · tr bozulmuş (with lots of errors in it) · bg покваре́н (in a depraved state) · kk азғын (in a depraved state) · da korrupt (in a depraved state) · tr bozuk (with lots of errors in it) · pl zepsuty (with lots of errors in it) · it corrotto (in a depraved state) · ar مُرْتَشٍ (in a depraved state) · fi korruptoitunut (in a depraved state) · be сапсу́ты (with lots of errors in it) · gd meallta (in a depraved state) · fr corrompu (in a depraved state) · cs porušený (with lots of errors in it) · be карумпі́раваны (in a depraved state) · ro corupt (in a depraved state) · ru коррумпи́рованный (in a depraved state) · tr hatalı (with lots of errors in it) · ca corrupte (with lots of errors in it) · hu korrupt (in a depraved state) · be карумпава́ны (in a depraved state) · el διεφθαρμένος (in a depraved state) · fr dévoyé (in a depraved state) · kk бұзылған (in a depraved state) · ru испо́рченный (with lots of errors in it) · nb korrupt (in a depraved state) · tr yozlaşmış (in a depraved state) · de korrupt (in a depraved state) · he מושחת (in a depraved state) · be сапсава́ны (with lots of errors in it) · ota صویسز (in a depraved state) · mi hāmate (with lots of errors in it) · hi अशुद्ध (with lots of errors in it) · la corruptus (in a depraved state) · km ពុករលួយ (in a depraved state) · hi भ्रष्ट (in a depraved state) · tl kurakot (in a depraved state) · tl korap (in a depraved state) · tr bozulmuş (in a depraved state) · vi tham nhũng (in a depraved state) · hi बेईमान (in a depraved state) · es corrupto (in a depraved state) · gd breun (in a depraved state) · hi त्रुटिपूर्ण (with lots of errors in it) · ru прода́жный (in a depraved state) · es corrupto (with lots of errors in it) · nl corrupt (in a depraved state) · uk зіпсо́ваний (with lots of errors in it) · gl corrupto (in a depraved state) · uk прода́жний (in a depraved state) · gd olc (in a depraved state) · ca corrupte (in a depraved state) · be прада́жны (in a depraved state) · bg развале́н (with lots of errors in it) · cs zkorumpovaný (in a depraved state)
corrupt en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English corrupten, derived from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpō (“to destroy, ruin, injure, spoil, corrupt, bribe”), from com- (“together”) + rumpō (“to break in pieces”).
Meanings
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(transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
George Soros remains a favorite target of conservative conspiracy theorists, seeing his corrupting influence behind every liberal movement and within every nook and cranny.
2020 November 18, Brian Lowry, “‘Soros’ looks at the life and activism of the right’s favorite bogeyman”, in CNN:And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 6:12:I think that there is a bad idea around in our world, and that idea is that 'power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely'. I think what really happens is that power attracts the corruptible.
1985 April 17, Frank Herbert, 34:18 from the start, in Frank Herbert speaking at UCLA 4/17/1985, UCLACommStudies, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2017:Don't you dare corrupt my son with those disgusting pictures!
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(archaic, intransitive) To become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure; to putrefy; to rot.
[…] Lanfrank takes Notice of Tract. 3. Doct. 3. cap. 18. ſaying, "I have ſeen many who being full of Humours, have made an Iſſue under the Knee, before due Purgation had been premis'd; whence, by reaſon of the too great Defluxion of Humours, the Legs tumified, ſo that the cauterized Place corrupted, and a Cancer (or rather cacoethic Ulcer) was thereby made, with which great Difficulty was cur'd."
1732, George Smith, Institutiones Chirurgicæ: or, Principles of Surgery, … To which is Annexed, a Chirurgical Dispensatory, …, London: Printed [by William Bowyer] for Henry Lintot, at the Cross-Keys against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, →OCLC, page 254:he entrails, which are the parts aptest to corrupt
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VIII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
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(transitive) 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.
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To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
to corrupt language, or a holy text
to corrupt a book
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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, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 6:19:
Forms
Deriveds
corruptor · uncorrupting · noncorrupting · recorrupt · corruptee · corruptable · corruptingly · corruptful · corruptive
Relateds
corruptible · corruption · incorruptible
Synonyms
abase · bastardize · profanize · sophisticate · adulter · seduce · defile · violate · disturb · profane · alloy · corrupt · tamper · soil · pollute · demoralize · upset the applecart · desecrate · adulter · lead astray · foil · subvert · mommick · vitiate · sophisticate · adulterate · pervert · bumble · balderdash · sully · adulterize · pollute · undo · jack up · spoil · disrupt · sophisticate · ball up · lead astray · profanate · debauch · vitiate · bugger up · crab · unmoralize · warp · screw up · bastardize · fester · stain · defile · dilute · corrupt · mishandle · sour · contaminate · botch · detort · fuck up · embase · pollute · immoralize · sully · upset · bungle · decompose · decay · turn upside down · adulterate · vitiate · tarnish · ruin · mess up · dash · corrupt · put a crimp in · blight · file · corrupt · mar · mar · ruin · queer · deprave · warp · preposterate · suborn
Translations (51)
de korrumpieren (to change from good to bad) · rgn adulterêr (to change from good to bad) · la corrumpō (to change from good to bad) · nl verworden (to change from good to bad) · de verderben (to change from good to bad) · es corromper (to change from good to bad) · ca corrompre (to change from good to bad) · ga éilligh (to change from good to bad) · mi hāmate (to change from good to bad) · gl corromper (to change from good to bad) · nl verderven (to change from good to bad) · grc φθείρω (to change from good to bad) · ru развращать (to change from good to bad) · ro corupe (to change from good to bad) · ru разлагать (to change from good to bad) · hi भ्रंश (to change from good to bad) · it corrompere (to change from good to bad) · ga truailligh (to change from good to bad) · mi whakatautauwhea (to change from good to bad) · tr yozlaşmak (to change from good to bad) · ru портить (to change from good to bad) · fi turmella (to change from good to bad) · bg разва́лям (to change from good to bad) · mi kōrapurapu (to change from good to bad) · got 𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to change from good to bad) · eo korupti (to change from good to bad) · ar أَفْسَدَ (to change from good to bad) · az korlamaq (to change from good to bad) · fr corrompre (to change from good to bad) · he השחית (to change from good to bad) · ota بوزمق (to change from good to bad) · tr yozlaştırmak (to change from good to bad) · ja 堕落させる (to change from good to bad) · bg развращавам (to change from good to bad) · cs narušit (to change from good to bad) · tr bozulmak (to change from good to bad) · fi korruptoida (to change from good to bad) · gl malvar (to change from good to bad) · pt corromper (to change from good to bad) · sv fördärva (to change from good to bad) · mi whakatautauhea (to change from good to bad) · cs zkazit (to change from good to bad) · es corrumpir (to change from good to bad) · la dēprāvō (to change from good to bad) · oc corrompre (to change from good to bad) · tr bozmak (to change from good to bad) · km ពុករលួយ (to change from good to bad) · mi whakakonuka (to change from good to bad) · el διαφθείρω (to change from good to bad) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to change from good to bad) · az pozmaq (to change from good to bad)