corrupt
adj
1 lacking in integrity; open to or involving bribery or other dishonest practices
a corrupt official, corrupt practices in an election
5 (of a text or manuscript) made meaningless or different in meaning from the original by scribal errors or alterations
6 (of computer programs or data) containing errors
vb
7 to become or cause to become dishonest or disloyal
8 to debase or become debased morally; deprave
9 tr to infect or contaminate; taint
10 tr to cause to become rotten
11 tr to alter (a text, manuscript, etc.) from the original
12 tr (Computing) to introduce errors into (data or a program)
(C14: from Latin corruptus spoiled, from corrumpere to ruin, literally: break to pieces, from rumpere to break)
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corrupter, corruptor n
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corruptive adj
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corruptively adv
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corruptly adv
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corruptness n