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21corrupt — adj. & v. adj. 1 morally depraved; wicked. 2 influenced by or using bribery or fraudulent activity. 3 (of a text, language, etc.) harmed (esp. made suspect or unreliable) by errors or alterations. 4 rotten. v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become corrupt …
22corrupt — 1 adjective 1 using your power in a dishonest or illegal way in order to get an advantage for yourself: Corrupt judges have taken millions of dollars in bribes. 2 very bad morally: a corrupt society 3 something that is corrupt is not pure or is… …
23corrupt — 1. adjective 1) a corrupt official | corrupt practices Syn: dishonest, unscrupulous, criminal, fraudulent, illegal, unlawful; informal crooked; Brit.; informal bent 2) he is utterly corrupt Syn: immoral …
24corrupt — [kəˈrʌpt] adj I 1) doing dishonest or illegal things in order to get money or power corrupt politicians/officials[/ex] 2) corrupt computer files are damaged and do not operate correctly corruptly adv II verb [T] corrupt [kəˈrʌpt] 1) to encourage… …
25corrupt — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, from com + rumpere to break more at reave Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions; also bribe …
26corrupt — adjective 1》 willing to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain. ↘evil or morally depraved. 2》 (of a text or a computer database or program) made unreliable by errors or alterations. 3》 archaic rotten or putrid. verb 1》 make… …
27corrupt — /kəˈrʌpt / (say kuh rupt) adjective 1. dishonest; without integrity; guilty of dishonesty, especially involving bribery: a corrupt judge. 2. debased in character; depraved; perverted; wicked; evil. 3. putrid. 4. infected; tainted. 5. made bad by… …
28corrupt — [14] The Latin verb rumpere meant ‘break’ (it is etymologically related to English bereave and rob). It (or rather its past participial stem rup ) was the source of English rupture [15], and it entered into partnership with the intensive prefix… …
29corrupt — to copulate with outside marriage Literally, to spoil or lead astray. It is the male who usually did this kind of spoiling: Angelo had never the purpose to corrupt her. (Shakespeare, Measure for Measure) …
30corrupt — see evil communications corrupt good manners power corrupts …
