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IELTS BNC: 7571 COCA: 5850

corrupt

1 corrupt /kəˈrʌpt/ verb
corrupts; corrupted; corrupting
1 corrupt
/kəˈrʌpt/
verb
corrupts; corrupted; corrupting
Learner's definition of CORRUPT
: to cause (someone or something) to become dishonest, immoral, etc.使腐化;使堕落
[+ object]
[no object]
[+ object] : to change (something) so that it is less pure or valuable败坏
[+ object] : to change (a book, computer file, etc.) from the correct or original form破坏;损坏

— corrupter

noun, plural corrupters [count]

— corruptibility

/kəˌrʌptəˈbɪləti/ noun [noncount]

— corruptible

/kəˈrʌptəbəl/ adjective [more corruptible; most corruptible]
2 corrupt /kəˈrʌpt/ adjective
2 corrupt
/kəˈrʌpt/
adjective
Learner's definition of CORRUPT
[more corrupt; most corrupt]
: doing things that are dishonest or illegal in order to make money or to gain or keep power贪污的;营私舞弊的
: done or controlled by dishonest and immoral people腐败的;堕落的
: dishonest, evil, or immoral不诚实的;不道德的
: changed or damaged : not in a correct or original form被破坏的;受损的

— corruptly

adverb

— corruptness

noun [noncount]
IELTS BNC: 7571 COCA: 5850

corrupt

1 of 2

verb

cor·​rupt kə-ˈrəpt How to pronounce corrupt (audio)
corrupted; corrupting; corrupts

transitive verb

1
a
: to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions
Officials were corrupted by greed.
was accused of corrupting the youth
also : bribe
b
: to degrade with unsound principles or moral values
Some fear the merger will corrupt the competitive marketplace.
2
: rot, spoil
The fruits were transported without being corrupted.
3
: to subject (a person) to corruption of blood
4
: to alter from the original or correct form or version
The file was corrupted.

intransitive verb

1
a
: to become tainted or rotten
leaving the bodies to corrupt on the field
b
: to become morally debased
2
: to cause disintegration or ruin
corrupter noun
or less commonly corruptor
corruptibility noun
corruptible adjective
corruptibly adverb

corrupt

2 of 2

adjective

1
a
: morally degenerate and perverted : depraved
b
: characterized by improper conduct (such as bribery or the selling of favors)
corrupt judges
2
3
: adulterated or debased by change from an original or correct condition
a corrupt version of the text
corruptly adverb
corruptness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for corrupt

Verb

debase, vitiate, deprave, corrupt, debauch, pervert mean to cause deterioration or lowering in quality or character.

debase implies a loss of position, worth, value, or dignity.

commercialism has debased the holiday

vitiate implies a destruction of purity, validity, or effectiveness by allowing entrance of a fault or defect.

a foreign policy vitiated by partisanship

deprave implies moral deterioration by evil thoughts or influences.

the claim that society is depraved by pornography

corrupt implies loss of soundness, purity, or integrity.

the belief that bureaucratese corrupts the language

debauch implies a debasing through sensual indulgence.

the long stay on a tropical isle had debauched the ship's crew

pervert implies a twisting or distorting from what is natural or normal.

perverted the original goals of the institute

Adjective

vicious, villainous, iniquitous, nefarious, corrupt, degenerate mean highly reprehensible or offensive in character, nature, or conduct.

vicious may directly oppose virtuous in implying moral depravity, or may connote malignancy, cruelty, or destructive violence.

a vicious gangster

villainous applies to any evil, depraved, or vile conduct or characteristic.

a villainous assault

iniquitous implies absence of all signs of justice or fairness.

an iniquitous system of taxation

nefarious suggests flagrant breaching of time-honored laws and traditions of conduct.

the nefarious rackets of organized crime

corrupt stresses a loss of moral integrity or probity causing betrayal of principle or sworn obligations.

city hall was rife with corrupt politicians

degenerate suggests having sunk to an especially vicious or enervated condition.

a degenerate regime propped up by foreign powers

Example Sentences

Verb a politician corrupted by greed music that corrupts the morals of children corrupting the country's legal system the corrupting influence of power Their idealism has been corrupted by cynicism. The file has been corrupted and no longer works properly. a corrupted version of the ancient text Adjective The country's justice system is riddled with corrupt judges who accept bribes. corrupt cops who sell drugs the country's corrupt legal system a corrupt version of the text a corrupt computer file that no longer works properly See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
No American should support election deniers for any position of genuine responsibility where their refusal to follow the rule of law will corrupt our future. NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022 Earlier this week, the House Oversight Committee obtained a cache of documents from the Department of Commerce that show just how far the Trump administration wanted to go to corrupt the census in its favor. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 21 July 2022 Power could fall into your lap at any moment -- but power can corrupt those who aren't careful. Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 The hearing will focus on Trump's efforts to corrupt the DOJ, according to Chair Bennie Thompson. Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 23 June 2022 Running an advertising campaign encompasses metrics showing how your audience views and responds to your content across various ad networks, including fake traffic, attribution and clicks, with the real versions that corrupt your data. Jacob Loveless, Forbes, 27 June 2022 Its security and decentralization is second to none, meaning its almost impossible to corrupt the network for personal gains. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 June 2022 Right-wing conspiracy theories have accused the Jesuits of supporting communism or trying to corrupt the church from within. Joseph P. Laycock, The Conversation, 24 May 2022 The basic dispute was whether contributions to winning candidates to repay personal loans to their campaigns were a form of political speech or a kind of gift with the potential to corrupt. New York Times, 16 May 2022
Adjective
By the end of 2020, after the lockdowns and the election, many conservatives had come to see that system the same way that right-wing extremists did—as corrupt and tyrannical, perhaps even satanic. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022 That brings us to the other fundamental principle of Trump’s legal arguments: that any prosecutor, committee, or judge that investigates or rules against him is biased, illegitimate, and corrupt. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022 The rallies are often attended by thousands of supporters and feature his fiery speeches denouncing Pakistan’s current government as corrupt and a foreign puppet. Susannah George, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 At this point, just assume everyone is corrupt and power-hungry. Aj Willingham, CNN, 21 Aug. 2022 In basic terms, data cleaning remediates flawed or corrupt data within a dataset—which is the primary cause of inaccurate data modeling and ineffective predictions. Yec, Forbes, 18 May 2022 The Renaissance authors of the 14th and 15th centuries, by contrast, had a more difficult relationship with the Catholic Church, which was extremely corrupt at that time. Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 His book is an attempt at redeeming a career wrecked by Robert Mueller’s prosecutors, who portrayed him as one of the most corrupt characters to ever bestride Washington. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 16 Aug. 2022 Saied says his actions were constitutional and necessary to save Tunisia from years of political paralysis and economic stagnation at the hands of a corrupt, self-serving elite. CNN, 1 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, from com- + rumpere to break — more at reave

Adjective

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin corruptus — see corrupt entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of corrupt was in the 14th century
IELTS BNC: 7571 COCA: 5850
corrupt

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe腐敗become變得腐敗ADVERBhopelessly, thoroughly, totally, very無可救藥地/徹底地/完全地/非常腐敗The whole regime is thoroughly corrupt.整個政權徹底腐敗了。inherently內在腐敗notoriously因腐敗而臭名昭著one of the most notoriously corrupt city councils貪污腐敗最為臭名昭著的市議會之一morally, politically道德敗壞的;政治腐敗的

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