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Word: Corrupt
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English: from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere ‘mar, bribe, destroy’, from cor- ‘altogether’ + rumpere ‘to break’
kəˈrʌpt
having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain
Short Definition:willing to act dishonestly
Examples:- unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials
(of a text or a computer database or program) made unreliable by errors or alterations
Short Definition:made unreliable by errors
Examples:- a progressively corrupt magnetic record is usable nonetheless
(of organic or inorganic matter) in a state of decay; rotten or putrid
Short Definition:rotting
Examples:- a corrupt and rotting corpse
Word: Corrupt
Speech Type: Verb
kəˈrʌpt
cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain
Short Definition:cause to act dishonestly
Examples:- there is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts
change or debase by making errors or unintentional alterations
Short Definition:change or debase by making errors or unintentional alterations
Examples:- a backup copy will be needed if the original copy becomes corrupted
- Epicurus's teachings have since been much corrupted
infect; contaminate
Short Definition:infect
Examples:- the corrupting smell of death
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