corrupt stresses a loss of moral integrity or probity causing betrayal of principle or sworn obligations.

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Don’t let your friends corrupt you (= have a bad moral influence on you). If information in a computer is corrupted, it is damaged and can no longer …

1. lacking in integrity; open to or involving bribery or other dishonest practices: a corrupt official; corrupt practices in an election.

CORRUPT meaning: 1 : to cause (someone or something) to become dishonest, immoral, etc.; 2 : to change (something) so that it is less pure or valuable

Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power. ...to save the nation from corrupt politicians of both parties. He …

Corrupt, dishonest, venal apply to one, esp. in public office, who acts on mercenary motives, without regard to honor, right, or justice. A corrupt politician is one originally honest who has succumbed to …

Dec 15, 2025 · The text of the manuscript is corrupt. It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open.

To destroy or subvert the honesty or integrity of, as by offering bribes. To cause to become rotten; spoil. To make or become corrupt. To render impure; contaminate.

Corrupt generally refers to being dishonest, unethical, or fraudulent, often involving bribery or other forms of illicit gain. It can also mean to change, damage, or ruin something from its original state or …

Definition of corrupt adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.