Corrupt - Definition

adj 1: lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be
corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt
and incompetent city government" [ant: incorrupt]
2: not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive [syn:
crooked, corrupt] [ant: square, straight]
3: containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a
corrupted version of the language" [syn: corrupt,
corrupted]
4: touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is
archaic" [syn: corrupt, tainted]
v 1: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch
the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was
accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors
subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" [syn:
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize,
demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate,
deprave, misdirect]
2: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence;
"This judge can be bought" [syn: bribe, corrupt, buy,
grease one's palms]
3: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's
reputation" [syn: defile, sully, corrupt, taint,
cloud]
4: alter from the original [syn: corrupt, spoil]