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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cor•rupt /kəˈrʌpt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Lawguilty of dishonest practices:a corrupt judge.
  2. Lawimmoral;
    depraved:corrupt sexual practices; a corrupt society.
  3. made inferior or unusable by errors or damage, such as a text:The electronic file was corrupt.

v. [~ + object]
  1. to cause to be ruined;
    pervert:to corrupt youth.
  2. to infect;
    taint:Columbus was accused of corrupting Indian cultures.
cor•rupt•er, cor•rup•tor, n. [countable]
cor•rupt•i•ble, adj. 
cor•rupt•ly, adv. 
cor•rupt•ness, n. [uncountable]See -rupt-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cor•rupt  (kə rupt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Lawguilty of dishonest practices, as bribery;
    lacking integrity;
    crooked:a corrupt judge.
  2. Lawdebased in character;
    depraved;
    perverted;
    wicked;
    evil:a corrupt society.
  3. made inferior by errors or alterations, as a text.
  4. infected;
    tainted.
  5. decayed;
    putrid.

v.t. 
  1. to destroy the integrity of;
    cause to be dishonest, disloyal, etc., esp. by bribery.
  2. to lower morally;
    pervert:to corrupt youth.
  3. to alter (a language, text, etc.) for the worse;
    debase.
  4. to mar;
    spoil.
  5. to infect;
    taint.
  6. to make putrid or putrescent.
  7. [Eng. Law.]to subject (an attainted person) to corruption of blood.

v.i. 
  1. to become corrupt.
  • Latin corruptus broken in pieces, corrupted (past participle of corrumpere), equivalent. to cor- cor- + rup- (variant stem of rumpere to break) + -tus past participle suffix
  • Anglo-French)
  • Middle English (1250–1300
cor•rupt′ed•ly, adv. 
cor•rupt′ed•ness, n. 
cor•rupt′er, cor•rup′tor, n. 
cor•rup′tive, adj. 
cor•rup′tive•ly, adv. 
cor•rupt′ly, adv. 
cor•rupt′ness, n. 
    1. false, untrustworthy. Corrupt, dishonest, venal apply to one, esp. in public office, who acts on mercenary motives, without regard to honor, right, or justice. A corrupt politician is one originally honest who has succumbed to temptation and begun questionable practices. A dishonest politician is one lacking native integrity. A venal politician is one so totally debased as to sell patronage. 3. 4. contaminated. 4. 5. putrescent, rotten, spoiled. 6. demoralize, bribe. 7. debase, vitiate. 10. contaminate, pollute, spoil, defile. 11. putrefy.
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