Meaning & Definition of Corrupt in English

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"

2. Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

• "This judge can be bought"

3. Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• "Sully someone's reputation"

4. Alter from the original

1. Lacking in integrity

• "Humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of adam's creation"

• "A corrupt and incompetent city government"

2. Not straight

• Dishonest or immoral or evasive

3. Containing errors or alterations

• "A corrupt text"

• "Spoke a corrupted version of the language"

4. Touched by rot or decay

• "Tainted bacon"

• "`corrupt' is archaic"