corrupt

Meanings

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  • "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
  • "corrupt the morals"
• make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
• alter from the original
• lacking in integrity
  • "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"
  • "a corrupt and incompetent city government"
• not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
• containing errors or alterations
  • "a corrupt text"
  • "spoke a corrupted version of the language"
• touched by rot or decay
  • "`corrupt' is archaic"

Synonyms

bribe, buy, cloud, corrupted, crooked, debase, debauch, defile, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, grease one's palms, misdirect, pervert, profane, spoil, subvert, sully, taint, tainted, vitiate