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Corrupt

verb
/kəˈɹʌpt/
Word Frequency: 5.7

Definitions

1.verbTo make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
2.verbTo become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure; to putrefy; to rot.
3.verbTo debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
"to corrupt a book"
4.verbTo waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
5.adjectiveIn a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
"The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them."
6.adjectiveAbounding 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."
7.adjectiveIn a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

Synonyms

corruptedbribebribablepurchasablebuysneakyspoilunderhandunderhandedperversesold-outpraetorian

Rhymes With

abruptdisrupteruptinterruptsnippedcuppedsuppedupped
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