corrupt

1. Lacking in integrity (synset 300623350)
   "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"
   also: immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
   tells us about: corruption, corruptness - lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
   similar to:

   • corrupted, debased, vitiated - ruined in character or quality
   • bribable, corruptible, dishonest, purchasable, venal - capable of being corrupted
   • depraved, perverse, perverted, reprobate - deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
   • dirty, shoddy, sordid - unethical or dishonest
   • praetorian, pretorian - characteristic of or similar to the corruptible soldiers in the Praetorian Guard with respect to corruption or political venality
   • putrid - morally corrupt or evil
   • sold-out - having taken a bribe or bribes
2. Not straight;
   Dishonest or immoral or evasive (synset 302326807)
   also:

   • dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
   • unlawful - contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
   tells us about: honestness, honesty - the quality of being honest
   similar to: sneaky, underhand, underhanded - marked by deception
   same as: crooked
3. Containing errors or alterations (synset 301757260)
   "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language"
   similar to: imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequate
   same as: corrupted
4. Touched by rot or decay (synset 301074386)
   "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"
   similar to: stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
   same as: tainted

1. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (synset 202585532)
   "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   subtypes:

   • carnalise, carnalize, sensualise, sensualize - debase through carnal gratification
   • infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology
   • lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to
   • poison - spoil as if by poison
   • bastardise, bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
   • suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
   same as: debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate
2. Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence (synset 202288941)
   "This judge can be bought"
   referred to in: crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
   is a type of: pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
   subtypes:

   • sop - give a conciliatory gift or bribe to
   • buy off, pay off - pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor
   same as: bribe, buy, grease one's palms
3. Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon (synset 201540747)
   "sully someone's reputation"
   is a type of: deflower, impair, mar, spoil, vitiate - make imperfect
   same as: cloud, defile, sully, taint
4. Alter from the original (synset 200203443)
   is a type of: modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme
   subtypes: adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
   same as: spoil

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