English Explanatory Dictionary

corrupt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

verb

To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
To become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure; to putrefy; to rot.
To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state.
To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.

Pronunciation

/kəˈɹʌpt/ en-us-corrupt.ogg

Word forms

corrupt more corrupt most corrupt corrumpt corrump corroupt corrupts corrupting corrupted

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”).

Synonyms

corrupted defile lead astray sully warp corrupt desecrate profanate profane profanize pollute tarnish violate adulterate debauch demoralize detort file immoralize pervert preposterate seduce sophisticate suborn subvert tamper unmoralize vitiate decay decompose fester adulter bastardize abase adulterize alloy balderdash dash dilute embase mar ruin ball up blight bumble botch bugger up bungle contaminate crab deprave disrupt disturb foil fuck up jack up mess up mishandle mommick put a crimp in

Related words

corruptible corruption incorruptible

Derived words

corruptician corruptless corruptly corruptness corruptocracy corrupt practice incorrupt noncorrupt uncorrupt corruptable corruptee corruptful corruptingly corruptive corruptor noncorrupting recorrupt uncorrupting

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