spoiled, tainted; immoral, dishonest; perverted
cause to be dishonest; pervert; spoil, taint
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(v. t.)
To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
(v. t.)
To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty; as, to corrupt a judge by a bribe.
To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty; as, to corrupt a judge by a bribe.
(v. t.)
To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations; to falsify; as, to corrupt language; to corrupt the sacred text.
To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations; to falsify; as, to corrupt language; to corrupt the sacred text.
(v. t.)
To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to debase; to defile.
To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to debase; to defile.
(v. t.)
To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy.
To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy.
(v. i.)
To become vitiated; to lose putity or goodness.
To become vitiated; to lose putity or goodness.
(v. i.)
To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot.
To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot.
(a.)
Changed from a state of uprightness, correctness, truth, etc., to a worse state; vitiated; depraved; debased; perverted; as, corrupt language; corrupt judges.
Changed from a state of uprightness, correctness, truth, etc., to a worse state; vitiated; depraved; debased; perverted; as, corrupt language; corrupt judges.
(a.)
Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
(a.)
Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; as, the text of the manuscript is corrupt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAbounding in errors; not genuine or correct; as, the text of the manuscript is corrupt.
corrupt
\cor*rupt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. corrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. corrupting.]
1. to change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy.
2. to change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to debase; to defile. evil communications corrupt good manners. --1. cor. xv. 33.
3. to draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty; as, to corrupt a judge by a bribe. heaven is above all yet; there sits a judge that no king can corrupt.
4. to debase or render impure by alterations or innovations; to falsify; as, to corrupt language; to corrupt the sacred text. he that makes an ill use of it [language], though he does not corrupt the fountains of knowledge, yet he stops the pines.
5. to waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless. lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt. vi. 19.
corrupt
\cor*rupt`\ (k?r-r?pt"), a. [l. corruptus, p. p. of corrumpere to corrupt; cor- + rumpere to break. see rupture.] 1. changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound. who with such corrupt and pestilent bread would feed them.
2. changed from a state of uprightness, correctness, truth, etc., to a worse state; vitiated; depraved; debased; perverted; as, corrupt language; corrupt judges. at what ease might corrupt minds procure knaves as corrupt to swear against you.
3. abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; as, the text of the manuscript is corrupt.
corrupt
\cor*rupt"\ (k?r-r?pt"), v. i. 1. to become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot.
2. to become vitiated; to lose purity or goodness.
corrupt
adj
1. lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" [ant: incorrupt]
2. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive [syn: crooked]
[ant: straight]
3. containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language" [syn: corrupted]
4. touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic" [syn: tainted]
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women" [syn: pervert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect]
2: alter from the original [syn: spoil]
3: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "this judge can be bought" [syn: bribe, buy]
4: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" [syn: defile, sully, taint, cloud]
similar words(1)
racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations act
Origin
Lord Acton, in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, 1887. 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men'.
Lord Acton, in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, 1887. 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men'.
Origin
Lord Acton, in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, 1887. 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.'
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.Lord Acton, in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, 1887. 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.'
Braen = n. rot, corruption, adj. rotten, corrupt
Hadlaidd = n. somewhat corrupt
Hadlu = v. to decay, to corrupt
Halogi = v. to defile; to corrupt
Llediaith = n. corrupt speech
Llygru = v. to corrupt; to gall
Pwdr = a. rotten, corrupt
Ymlygru = v. to corrupt one's self
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"
(synonym) pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) sensualize, sensualise, carnalize, carnalise
(derivation) corruption, subversion
2. alter from the original
(synonym) spoil
(hypernym) modify
(hyponym) adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase
3. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"
(synonym) bribe, buy, grease one's palms
(hypernym) pay
(hyponym) sop
(classification) crime, law-breaking
4. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
(synonym) defile, sully, taint, cloud
(hypernym) mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
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
(similar) Augean
(attribute) corruptness, corruption
2. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
(synonym) crooked
(similar) dishonest, unscrupulous
(see-also) dishonest, dishonorable
(attribute) honesty, honestness
3. containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language"
(synonym) corrupted
(similar) imperfect
4. touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"
(synonym) tainted
(similar) rotten
Corrupt Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In philosophical, theological, or moral discussions, corruption is spiritual or moral impurity or deviation from an ideal. In economy, corruption is payment for services or material which the recipient is not due, under law. This may be called bribery, kickback, or, in the Middle East, baksheesh. In government it is when an elected representative makes decisions that are influenced by vested interest rather than their own personal or party ideological beliefs.
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