Etymology : Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, from com- + rumpere to break; more at REAVE
Pronunciation : k&-'r&pt
Function : verb
Date : 14th century
1. cause to be dishonest; pervert; spoil, taint. spoiled, tainted; immoral, dishonest; perverted. corrupt\cor*rupt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. corrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. corrupting.].
2. to change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy.
3. to change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to debase; to defile. evil communications corrupt good manners. -.
4. cor. xv.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.].
8. changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound. who with such corrupt and pestilent bread would feed them.
9. 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.
10. abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; as, the text of the manuscript is corrupt.corrupt \cor*rupt"\ (k?r-r?pt"), v. i.
11. to become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot.
12. to become vitiated; to lose purity or goodness.corrupt adj.
13. lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" [ant: incorrupt].
14. not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive [syn: crooked] [ant: straight].
15. containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language" [syn: corrupted].
16. 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].
17. Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
18. Changed from a state of uprightness, correctness, truth, etc., to a worse state; vitiated; depraved; debased; perverted; as, corrupt language; corrupt judges.
19. Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; as, the text of the manuscript is corrupt.
20. To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy.
21. To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to debase; to defile.
22. To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty; as, to corrupt a judge by a bribe.
23. To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations; to falsify; as, to corrupt language; to corrupt the sacred text.
24. To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
25. To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot.
26. To become vitiated; to lose purity or goodness. alter from the original 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" lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic" containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language".
27. 1. Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power. to save the nation from corrupt politicians of both parties He had accused three opposition members of corrupt practices. ¡Ù scrupulous + corruptly cor·rupt·ly several government officials charged with acting corruptly.
28. If someone is corrupted by something, it causes them to become dishonest and unjust and unable to be trusted. It is sad to see:
a man so corrupted by the desire for money and power.
29. To corrupt someone means to cause them to stop caring about moral standards. warning that television will corrupt us all Cruelty depraves and corrupts.
30. If something is corrupted, it becomes damaged or spoiled in some way. Some of the finer type-faces are corrupted by cheap, popular computer printers corrupted data.
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