corrupt
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
1. To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
2. To become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure; to putrefy; to rot.
3. To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
"to corrupt a book"
4. To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
1. In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
"The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them."
2. Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
"It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open."
3. In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
Synonyms
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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