Dictionary definition · corrupt
verb
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality"debauch the young people with wine and women"
- make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence"This judge can be bought"
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon"sully someone's reputation"
- alter from the original
adjective
- lacking in integrity"humanity they knew to be corrupt … from the day of Adam's creation"
- not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
- containing errors or alterations"a corrupt text"
- touched by rot or decay"tainted bacon"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).