corrupt

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cor·rupt / kəˈrəpt/ • adj. 1. having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain. ∎  evil or morally depraved. ∎ archaic (of organic or inorganic matter) in a state of decay; rotten or putrid.2. (of a text or manuscript) debased or made unreliable by errors or alterations. ∎  (of a computer database or program) having errors introduced.• v. [tr.] 1. cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain. ∎  cause to become morally depraved. ∎ archaic infect; contaminate.2. (often be corrupted) change or debase by making errors or unintentional alterations: Epicurus's teachings have since been much corrupted. ∎  cause errors to appear in (a computer program or database): a program that has somehow corrupted your system files.DERIVATIVES: cor·rupt·er n.cor·rupt·i·bil·i·ty / kəˌrəptəˈbilitē/ n.cor·rupt·i·ble adj.cor·rup·tive / -tiv/ adj.cor·rupt·ly adv.

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