corrupt
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Definitions ofcorrupt
- To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
- To become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure; to putrefy; to rot.
- To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
Example: "to corrupt a book"
- To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
- In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
Example: "The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them."
- Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
Example: "It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open."
- In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
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