corrupt
Adjective
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also: immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrongtells us about: corruption, corruptness - lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gainsimilar 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
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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 honestsame as: crooked -
similar to: imperfect - not perfect; defective or inadequatesame as: corrupted
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similar to: stale - lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from agesame as: tainted
Verb
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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 -
referred to in: crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil actis a type of: pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or servicessubtypes:
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is a type of: modify - make less severe or harsh or extremesubtypes: adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior onessame as: spoil
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