Unscramble corrupt

Definition of corrupt

adjective:

• lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation", "a corrupt and incompetent city government". Antonyms: incorrupt.
• not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive. Synonyms: crooked. Antonyms: straight.
• containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text", "spoke a corrupted version of the language". Synonyms: corrupted.
• touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon", "`corrupt' is archaic". Synonyms: tainted.

verb:

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women", "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men", "Do school counselors subvert young children?", "corrupt the morals". Synonyms: debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate.
• make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought". Synonyms: bribe, buy, grease one's palms.
• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation". Synonyms: cloud, defile, sully, taint.
• alter from the original. Synonyms: spoil.

Related words

adulterate, bastardise, bastardize, carnalise, carnalize, debase, dilute, infect, load, poison, sensualise, sensualize, sop, stretch, suborn.

Rhymes with

abrupt, disrupt, erupt, interrupt.