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corrupting
cor·rupt C0662700 (kə-rŭpt′)adj.1. Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.2. Venal or dishonest: a corrupt mayor.3. Containing errors or alterations, especially ones that prevent proper understanding or use: a corrupt translation; a corrupt computer file.4. Archaic Tainted; putrid.v. cor·rupt·ed, cor·rupt·ing, cor·rupts v.tr.1. To ruin morally; pervert: "The argument that modern life consists of a menu of horrors by which we are corrupted ... is a founding idea of the critique of modernity" (Susan Sontag).2. To destroy or subvert the honesty or integrity of, as by offering bribes: "Our politics has been corrupted by money and suffused with meanness" (Peter Edelman).3. a. To cause to become rotten; spoil: "There was a strange smell in the room, high and slightly sweet, like perfume corrupted in the bottle" (Bella Bathurst).b. Archaic To render impure; contaminate.4. a. To alter from original or proper form: "Strangers named them the Chippewa, which was corrupted to Ojibway" (Paul Theroux).b. Computers To damage (data) in a file or on a disk.v.intr. To become corrupt.
[Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, to destroy : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
cor·rupt′er, cor·rup′tor n.cor·rup′tive adj.cor·rupt′ly adv.cor·rupt′ness n.Synonyms: corrupt, debase, debauch, deprave, pervert, vitiate
These verbs mean to ruin utterly in character or quality: was corrupted by power; debased himself by taking the bribe; a youth debauched by drugs; led a life depraved by sensual indulgence; perverted her talent by her pursuit of commercial success; a laudable goal vitiated by dishonest means.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | corrupting - seducing into corrupt practicesseductive - tending to entice into a desired action or state | | 2. | corrupting - harmful to the mind or morals; "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"; "the vicious and degrading cult of violence"degradingnoxious - injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas" | | 3. | corrupting - that infects or taintscontaminatinginfectious - easily spread; "fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders"- Bertrand Russell |
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Synonyms for corruptingadj seducing into corrupt practicesRelated Wordsadj harmful to the mind or moralsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj that infects or taintsSynonymsRelated Words |