CORRUPT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • alter from the original
   Synonym(s)
   • spoil (what does spoil mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) corrupt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • adulterate (what does adulterate mean?)
   • stretch (what does stretch mean?)
   • dilute (what does dilute mean?)
   • debase (what does debase mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • spoliation (what does spoliation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
   Synonym(s)
   • cloud (what does cloud mean?)
   • defile (what does defile mean?)
   • sully (what does sully mean?)
   • taint (what does taint mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • sully someone’’s reputation
   Hypernyms(s) corrupt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mar (what does mar mean?)
   • impair (what does impair mean?)
   • spoil (what does spoil mean?)
   • deflower (what does deflower mean?)
   • vitiate (what does vitiate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cloud (what does cloud mean?)
3. Meaning
   • make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
   Synonym(s)
   • bribe (what does bribe mean?)
   • buy (what does buy mean?)
   • grease one’s palms (what does grease one’s palms mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This judge can be bought
   Hypernyms(s) corrupt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pay (what does pay mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sop (what does sop mean?)
   • buy off (what does buy off mean?)
   • pay off (what does pay off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • briber (what does briber mean?)
   • suborner (what does suborner mean?)
   • bribery (what does bribery mean?)
   • graft (what does graft mean?)
   • bribe (what does bribe mean?)
   • payoff (what does payoff mean?)
4. Meaning
   • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
   Synonym(s)
   • debase (what does debase mean?)
   • debauch (what does debauch mean?)
   • demoralise (what does demoralise mean?)
   • demoralize (what does demoralize mean?)
   • deprave (what does deprave mean?)
   • misdirect (what does misdirect mean?)
   • pervert (what does pervert mean?)
   • profane (what does profane mean?)
   • subvert (what does subvert mean?)
   • vitiate (what does vitiate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • debauch the young people with wine and women
   • Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
   • Do school counselors subvert young children?
   • corrupt the morals
   Hypernyms(s) corrupt is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sensualize (what does sensualize mean?)
   • sensualise (what does sensualise mean?)
   • carnalize (what does carnalize mean?)
   • carnalise (what does carnalise mean?)
   • infect (what does infect mean?)
   • lead off (what does lead off mean?)
   • lead astray (what does lead astray mean?)
   • whore (what does whore mean?)
   • poison (what does poison mean?)
   • bastardize (what does bastardize mean?)
   • bastardise (what does bastardise mean?)
   • suborn (what does suborn mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • profanation (what does profanation mean?)
   • degradation (what does degradation mean?)
   • debasement (what does debasement mean?)
   • libertine (what does libertine mean?)
   • debauchee (what does debauchee mean?)
   • rounder (what does rounder mean?)
   • violator (what does violator mean?)
   • debaucher (what does debaucher mean?)
   • ravisher (what does ravisher mean?)
   • orgy (what does orgy mean?)
   • debauch (what does debauch mean?)
   • debauchery (what does debauchery mean?)
   • saturnalia (what does saturnalia mean?)
   • riot (what does riot mean?)
   • bacchanal (what does bacchanal mean?)
   • bacchanalia (what does bacchanalia mean?)
   • drunken revelry (what does drunken revelry mean?)
   • orgy (what does orgy mean?)
   • debauch (what does debauch mean?)
   • debauchery (what does debauchery mean?)
   • saturnalia (what does saturnalia mean?)
   • riot (what does riot mean?)
   • bacchanal (what does bacchanal mean?)
   • bacchanalia (what does bacchanalia mean?)
   • drunken revelry (what does drunken revelry mean?)
   • demoralization (what does demoralization mean?)
   • demoralisation (what does demoralisation mean?)
   • demoralization (what does demoralization mean?)
   • demoralisation (what does demoralisation mean?)
   • corruption (what does corruption mean?)
   • subversion (what does subversion mean?)
   • pervert (what does pervert mean?)
   • deviant (what does deviant mean?)
   • deviate (what does deviate mean?)
   • degenerate (what does degenerate mean?)
   • corruption (what does corruption mean?)
   • subversion (what does subversion mean?)

CORRUPT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • lacking in integrity
   Usage Example(s)
   • humanity they knew to be corrupt…from the day of Adam’’s creation
   • a corrupt and incompetent city government
   Antonym(s)
   • incorrupt (what does incorrupt mean?)
   Similar To
   • Augean (what does Augean mean?)
   • corrupted (what does corrupted mean?)
   • debased (what does debased mean?)
   • vitiated (what does vitiated mean?)
   • corruptible (what does corruptible mean?)
   • bribable (what does bribable mean?)
   • dishonest (what does dishonest mean?)
   • purchasable (what does purchasable mean?)
   • venal (what does venal mean?)
   • depraved (what does depraved mean?)
   • immoral (what does immoral mean?)
   • perverse (what does perverse mean?)
   • perverted (what does perverted mean?)
   • reprobate (what does reprobate mean?)
   • dirty (what does dirty mean?)
   • sordid (what does sordid mean?)
   • praetorian (what does praetorian mean?)
   • pretorian (what does pretorian mean?)
   • putrid (what does putrid mean?)
   • sold-out(a) (what does sold-out(a) mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • corruptness (what does corruptness mean?)
   • corruption (what does corruption mean?)
2. Meaning
   • touched by rot or decay
   Synonym(s)
   • tainted (what does tainted mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • tainted bacon
   • `corrupt” is archaic
   Similar To
   • rotten (what does rotten mean?)
3. Meaning
   • containing errors or alterations
   Synonym(s)
   • corrupted (what does corrupted mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a corrupt text
   • spoke a corrupted version of the language
   Similar To
   • imperfect (what does imperfect mean?)
4. Meaning
   • not straight
   • dishonest or immoral or evasive
   Synonym(s)
   • crooked (what does crooked mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • straight (what does straight mean?)
   Similar To
   • dishonest (what does dishonest mean?)
   • unscrupulous (what does unscrupulous mean?)
   • sneaky (what does sneaky mean?)
   • underhand (what does underhand mean?)
   • underhanded (what does underhanded mean?)
   See Also
   • dishonest (what does dishonest mean?)
   • dishonorable (what does dishonorable mean?)
   • unlawful (what does unlawful mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • honesty (what does honesty mean?)
   • honestness (what does honestness mean?)