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corrupt

cor·rupt

UK/kəˈɹʌpt/ US/kɜrˈʌpt/ fairly common
adjective (4) verb (4)

adjective

1.

lacking in integrity

  • “humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam”
  • “;”
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2.

not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

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3.

containing errors or alterations

  • “a corrupt text”
  • “spoke a corrupted version of the language”
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4.

touched by rot or decay

  • “tainted bacon”
  • “corrupt”
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verb

1.
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alter from the original

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3.

make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

  • “This judge can be bought”
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4.

place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

  • “sully someone”
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Origin

From Middle English corrupten, derived from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpō (“to destroy, ruin, injure, spoil, corrupt, bribe”), from com- (“together”) + rumpō (“to break in pieces”).

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  • corrupt practice

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