corrupt meaning and definition

CORRUPT verb

Definition of corrupt (verb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate
2. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
   • "This judge can be bought"
   • synonyms: bribe, buy, grease one's palms
3. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
   • "sully someone's reputation"
   • synonyms: cloud, defile, sully, taint
4. alter from the original
   • synonyms: spoil

CORRUPT adjective

Definition of corrupt (adjective)

1. lacking in integrity
   • "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"
   • antonym: incorrupt
2. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
   • synonyms: crooked
   • antonym: square
3. containing errors or alterations
   • "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language"
   • synonyms: corrupted
4. touched by rot or decay
   • "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"
   • synonyms: tainted