Definition of Corrupt
Corrupt
cor·rupt
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
showing wicked or evil tendencies, especially a willingness to engage in immoral or dishonest actions for personal or financial gain;
e.g. The corrupt politician accepted bribes to act against the people's benefit.
(adjective)
containing alterations or errors that make it unreliable or impure, used to describe a text;
e.g. The document has become more corrupt over time as people have modified its contents.
(verb)
to cause someone to act in evil, wicked, or immoral ways, to induce them to engage in dishonest actions by offering them personal or financial gain;
e.g. She tried to corrupt them by offering them huge sums of money to commit crimes.
(verb)
to introduce changes or errors into something, often unintentionally, in a way that alters and degrades it;
e.g. He tried to corrupt the message of the scripture.
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