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English 8 senses of the word *corrupt*:
VERB	social	corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
	possession	corrupt, bribe, buy, grease one's palms	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
	contact	corrupt, defile, sully, taint, cloud	place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
	change	corrupt, spoil	alter from the original
ADJECTIVE	all	corrupt	lacking in integrity
	all	corrupt, crooked	not straight
	all	corrupt, corrupted	containing errors or alterations
	all	corrupt, tainted	touched by rot or decay

corrupt pronunciation
Sounds	kerah'pt
Rhymes	abrupt ... worshipped: 12 rhymes with ahpt...

Englishcorrupt: 8 senses adjective 1
Meaning	lacking in integrity.
Examples	"humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation" "a corrupt and incompetent city government"
Attribute of	corruptness, corruption	lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery)
Narrower	Praetorian, Pretorian	characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality
	corrupted, debased, vitiated	ruined in character or quality
	corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal	capable of being corrupted
	depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate	deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
	dirty, sordid, shoddy	Unethical or dishonest
	putrid	morally corrupt or evil
	sold-out	Having taken a bribe or bribes
See also	immoral	deliberately violating / violating accepted principles of right and wrong
Opposite	incorrupt	Free of corruption or immorality / immorality
Spanish	corrupto
Nouns	corruptness	the state of being corrupt / corrupt
Adverbs	corruptly	in a corrupt manner

Englishcorrupt: 8 senses adjective 2
Meaning	not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive.
Synonym	crooked
Attribute of	honesty, honestness	The quality of being honest
Narrower	sneaky, underhand, underhanded	marked by deception
See also	dishonest, dishonorable	deceptive or fraudulent
See also	unlawful	contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
Opposite	straight, square	Characterized by honesty and fairness
Spanish	corrupto
Nouns	corruptness	lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery)

Englishcorrupt: 8 senses adjective 3
Meaning	Containing errors or alterations.
Examples	"a corrupt text" "spoke a corrupted version of the language"
Synonym	corrupted
Broader	imperfect	not perfect

Englishcorrupt: 8 senses adjective 4
Meaning	Touched by rot or decay.
Example	"'corrupt' is archaic"
Synonym	tainted
Broader	stale	Lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

Englishcorrupt: 8 senses verb 1, social
Meaning	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Examples	"Socrates was accused of corrupting young men" "corrupt the morals"
Synonyms	pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
Narrower	bastardize, bastardise	change something so that its value declines
	infect	Corrupt with ideas or an ideology / ideology
	lead off, lead astray	teach immoral behavior to
	poison	spoil as if by poison
	sensualize, sensualise, carnalize, carnalise	debase through carnal gratification
	suborn	incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	corromper, depravar, desmoralizar, desviar, envilecer, pervertir, profanar, solo miembro embrujar, subvertir, viciar
Catalan	corrompre, pervertir
Adjectives	corruptible	capable of being corrupted
Adjectives	corruptive	tending to corrupt or pervert
Nouns	corruption	destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty

Englishcorrupt: 8 senses verb 2, possession
Meaning	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Model	Sam cannot corrupt Sue
Synonyms	bribe, buy, grease one's palms
Category	crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking	(criminal law) an act punishable by law
Narrower	buy off, pay off	pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
Narrower	sop	Give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
Broader	pay	Give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
Spanish	comprar, corromper, sobornar
Catalan	comprar, subornar
Adjectives	corruptible	capable of being corrupted

Englishcorrupt: 8 senses verb 3, contact
Meaning	place under suspicion or cast doubt upon.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	defile, sully, taint, cloud
Broader	mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate	make imperfect
Spanish	afear, mancillar, pervertir
Catalan	pervertir, sollar

Englishcorrupt: 8 senses verb 4, change
Meaning	Alter from the original.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	spoil
Narrower	load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase	Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
Broader	modify	make less severe or harsh or extreme / extreme
Spanish	corromper
Catalan	corrompre

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