corrupt
/kəˈrʌpt/
noun
- A person who is dishonest and uses their position for personal gain; often used in the plural to refer to such people as a group.
- The new government promised to remove all corrupts from public office.
- The investigation targeted corrupts in the city's building permit office.
- A few corrupts in the police force gave the entire department a bad name.
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verb
- To make someone or something dishonest, immoral, or willing to break rules, often by offering money or other benefits.
- The wealthy company tried to corrupt the local officials with expensive gifts.
- Power can corrupt even the most honest person if they are not careful.
- They attempted to corrupt the young athlete by offering him a bribe to lose the match.
- To damage or spoil something so that it is no longer in its original good or correct state.
- The virus corrupted the computer's operating system, and it wouldn't start.
- Misinformation can corrupt public understanding of important issues.
- Adding too much sugar can corrupt the natural flavor of the fruit juice.
- To change the original form or content of a text, language, or data, making it incorrect or different.
- A translation error can corrupt the meaning of a famous poem.
- Over time, copying the manuscript by hand began to corrupt the original words.
- The hacker tried to corrupt the database by changing the customer records.
adjective
- Dishonest and willing to use power or position for personal gain, especially by accepting bribes or breaking rules.
- The corrupt official was arrested for taking money from contractors.
- Many citizens are tired of corrupt politicians who only care about themselves.
- A corrupt judge might accept money to let a guilty person go free.
- Changed from the original good or correct state; spoiled or damaged, especially in a moral or ethical way.
- The organization's culture was so corrupt that no one trusted anyone else.
- His corrupt values led him to cheat his own family out of their inheritance.
- The once peaceful village became corrupt after years of crime and violence.
- (of a computer file or data) Containing errors or damage that prevents it from being read or used correctly.
- I couldn't open the document because the file was corrupt.
- A power outage can make a saved game file corrupt and unplayable.
- The hard drive had a corrupt sector that caused the photos to look strange.
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