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Corrupt

/kəˈɹʌpt/

To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.

📖 Definitions of "Corrupt"

verb
  1. 1

    To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.

  2. 2

    To become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure; to putrefy; to rot.

  3. 3

    To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.

    "to corrupt a book"

  4. 4

    To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.

adjective
  1. 1

    In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

    "The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them."

  2. 2

    Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.

    "It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open."

  3. 3

    In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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