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| cor·rupt [ kə rúpt ] |
adjective |
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1. immoral or dishonest: immoral or dishonest, especially as shown by the exploitation of a position of power or trust for personal gain
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2. depraved: extremely immoral or depraved
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3. comput containing errors: describes computer data or software that is unusable or unreliable because of the presence of errors that have been introduced unintentionally
  a corrupt computer file
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4. containing copying errors: containing undesirable changes in meaning or errors made in copying
a corrupt transcription of the manuscript
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5. contaminated: contaminated or tainted by something else
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archaic
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6. rotten: putrid or decomposing
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archaic
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verb (past and past participle cor·rupt·ed, present participle cor·rupt·ing, 3rd person present singular cor·rupts) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb become or make somebody dishonest: to become dishonest, or destroy or compromise somebody's morality or honesty
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2. transitive and intransitive verb become or make somebody depraved: to become immoral or depraved, or cause somebody to become immoral or depraved
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3. transitive verb comput introduce errors into computer data: to introduce unintentional errors into computer data or software, making it unusable or unreliable
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4. transitive verb spoil text with copying errors: to make undesirable changes in meaning or introduce other errors into a text during copying
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5. transitive verb contaminate something: to contaminate something or taint somebody
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archaic
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6. transitive verb rot something: to make something rot or become putrid
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archaic
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| [14th century. < Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere "break completely" < rumpere "to break"] |
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| cor·rup·ter noun |
| cor·rupt·i·ble adjective |
| cor·rupt·ly adverb |
| cor·rupt·ness noun |
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