Corrupt Definition
kə-rŭpt
corrupted, corrupting, corrupts, corruptest
adjective
corruptest
Changed from a sound condition to an unsound one; spoiled; contaminated; rotten.
Webster's New World
Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.
American Heritage
Deteriorated from the normal or standard.
Webster's New World
Venal or dishonest.
A corrupt mayor.
American Heritage
Containing errors or alterations, especially ones that prevent proper understanding or use.
A corrupt translation; a corrupt computer file.
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verb
corrupted, corrupting, corrupts
To ruin morally; pervert.
American Heritage
To destroy or subvert the honesty or integrity of, as by offering bribes.
American Heritage
To cause to become rotten; spoil.
American Heritage
To make or become corrupt.
Webster's New World
To render impure; contaminate.
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Origin of Corrupt
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From Middle English corrupten, from Old French corropt, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpō, corrumpere (“to destroy, ruin, injure, spoil, corrupt, bribe”), from com- (“together”) + rumpere (“to break in pieces”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Latin corruptus past participle of corrumpere to destroy com- intensive pref. com– rumpere to break reup- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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