corrupt
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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.
[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·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.
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
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| 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" 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" |
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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
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
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
deprave reform, correct
3. distort, doctor, tamper with Computer hackers often break into important sites to corrupt files.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
corrupt
adjective1. Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior:
3. Ruthlessly seeking personal advantage:
Informal: crooked.
1. To ruin utterly in character or quality:
animalize, bastardize, bestialize, brutalize, canker, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, stain, vitiate, warp.
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Translations
فَاسِدفاسِدمُحرَّف، ليس حَسَب القاعِدة اللغَويَّهيُفسِد
zkorumpovanýzkaženýzkazitzkomolený
korruptødelæggefordærveforvansket
lahjottu
korumpiran
korrupt
afbakaîurspillaspilltur
腐敗した
타락한
amoralusgadinimasgadintigestiiškraipyta forma
demoralizētizkropļotspērkamssamaitātsamaitāts
skorumpovaný
pokvaritipokvarjen
korrumperad
ทุจริต
tham nhũng
corrupt
[kəˈrʌpt]A. ADJ
1. (= depraved) → pervertido, depravado
2. (= dishonest) → corrompido, venal
3. (Comput) [text, file] → corrompido
B. VT
2. (= bribe) → sobornar
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
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
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.
adjective1. bad or evil. The government is corrupt.
2. impure. a corrupt form of English.
corˈruptible adjectivecorˌruptiˈbility noun
corˈruption (-ʃən) noun
1. the act of corrupting.
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'.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009