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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cor·rupt
ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, from com- + rumpere to break — more at reave DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions; also : bribe b. to degrade with unsound principles or moral values 2. rot , spoil 3. to subject (a person) to corruption of blood 4. to alter from the original or correct form or version the file was corrupted intransitive verb 1. a. to become tainted or rotten b. to become morally debased 2. to cause disintegration or ruin Synonyms: see debase
adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin corruptus DATE 14th century 1. a. morally degenerate and perverted : depraved b. characterized by improper conduct (as bribery or the selling of favors) corrupt judges 2. putrid , tainted3. adulterated or debased by change from an original or correct condition a corrupt version of the text Synonyms: see vicious English Etymology corrupt c.1300, from L. corruptus, pp. of corrumpere "to destroy, spoil, bribe," from com- intens. prefix + rup-, pp. stem of rumpere "to break" (see rupture). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 corrupt cor·rupt / kE5rQpt / adjective1. (of people 人) willing to use their power to do dishonest or illegal things in return for money or to get an advantage 贪污的；受贿的；腐败的；营私舞弊的: a corrupt regime 贪污腐败的政权 corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏 2. (of behaviour 行为) dishonest or immoral 不诚实的；不道德的: corrupt practices 徇私舞弊 The whole system is inefficient and corrupt. 整个体系都效率低下并且腐败堕落。 3. (computing 计) containing changes or faults, and no longer in the original state 已变换的；有缺陷的；有错误的: corrupt software 被破坏的软件 The text on the disk seems to be corrupt. 这张磁盘上的文件好像有错误。 • cor·rupt·ly adv.verb1. [VN] to have a bad effect on sb and make them behave in an immoral or dishonest way 使腐化；使堕落: He was corrupted by power and ambition. 权力与野心使他腐化堕落。 the corrupting effects of great wealth 巨大财富的腐蚀作用 2. [VN] [often passive] to change the original form of sth, so that it is damaged or spoiled in some way 破坏；损坏: a corrupted form of Buddhism 一种蜕变了的佛教 3. (computing 计) to cause mistakes to appear in a computer file, etc. with the result that the information in it is no longer correct 引起(计算机文件等的)错误；破坏: ▪ [VN] The program has somehow corrupted the system files. 这程序莫名其妙地导致了系统文件出错。 corrupted data 被破坏数据 ▪ [V] The disk will corrupt if it is overloaded. 磁盘如果过载,数据就会出错。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English corrupt adj. VERBS be | become ADV. thoroughly, totally The whole regime is thoroughly corrupt. | notoriously one of the most notoriously corrupt city councils | morally, politically Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective 1 Synonyms: VICIOUS 2, degenerate, depraved, flagitious, infamous, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, rotten, villainous Related Words: crooked, devious, oblique; baneful, deleterious, detrimental, noxious, pernicious; abased, degraded, low 2 seeking sordid advantage with little regard to moral or legal bars FF1C;a corrupt politicianFF1E; Synonyms: mercenary, praetorian, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous, venal; compare CROOKED 2 , VENAL 1 Related Words: undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy; faithless, inconstant, unfaithful; double-dealing, perfidious, treacherous, two-faced; bribable, corruptible; blackguardly, knavish, reprobate Contrasted Words: ethical, principled, scrupulous, upright; dependable, reliable, trustworthy, trusty 3 Synonyms: CROOKED 2, dishonest, snideadj. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: DEBASE 1, animalize, bastardize, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, stain, vitiate, warp Related Words: abase, degrade; ruin, wreck Contrasted Words: amend, correct, reform 2 Synonyms: DECAY , break down, crumble, decompose, disintegrate, molder, putrefy, rot, spoil, taint, turn Related Words: befoul, defile, foul; smirch, tarnish Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: corrupt practices act cor·rupt I. \kəˈrəpt\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English corrupten, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, from com- + rumpere to break — more at reave transitive verb 1. a. : to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions :make base : pervert < there is an opposite error … and that is the belief that children are naturally virtuous, and are only corrupted by … their elders' vices — Bertrand Russell > b. : bribe < large corporations made an unsuccessful effort to corruptfederal auditors > c. : to degrade with unsound principles or moral values < enslave America with machines … and corrupt it with materialism — Brooks Atkinson > : weaken , pervert < such behavior corrupts party discipline > : spoil , ruin < that fevered imagination which corrupted everything that touched me — W.H.Hudson > 2. : to spoil or make putrid by decomposition or rotting : taint or infect with infectious or putrefying matter < a city corrupted with the plague > 3. : to subject (a person) to corruption of blood 4. a. : to change (a language) in such a way that standard forms become different from earlier forms regarded as better or purer — not used technically b. : to change (as a word) often by substitution of the familiar for the unfamiliar or by adaptation to the sound system of a language < Dutch koolsla was corrupted to English coldslaw > — not used technically 5. : to alter from the original or correct form or version (as by error, omission, or addition) < the text was corrupted by careless copyists > intransitive verb 1. a. : to become tainted, rotten, or putrid < leaving the bodies to corrupt on the field > b. : to become morally debased, perverted from right principles, weakened, or unsound < power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely — J.E.E.Dalberg-Acton > 2. : to cause disintegration, spoiling, or ruin < lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt — Mt 6:19 (Authorized Version) > Synonyms: see debase II. adjective (sometimes -er/-est) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin corruptus 1. a. : depraved , evil : perverted into a state of moral weakness or wickedness < humanity they knew to be corrupt and incompetent from the day of Adam's creation — Henry Adams > b. : of debased political morality : characterized by bribery, the selling of political favors, or other improper political or legal transactions or arrangements < corrupt judges > < corrupt and incompetent city government > 2. archaic : tainted by decomposition or rotting : putrid 3. a. : adulterated or debased by change from an original condition of purity or excellence : debased or contaminated by the addition of undesirable elements < forsook classic … plays for … melodramas that culminated in the corrupt … imitations known as thrillers and tearjerkers — American Guide Series: New Jersey > specifically : altered from the original or correct condition (as by error) < many of the original Scarlatti … notations have been deleted … by editors … simply because they were copying an edition already corrupt — D.D.Boyden > b. of a language : changed from an earlier form regarded as better or purer — not used technically c. of a word or other linguistic form : characterized by having undergone linguistic change — not used technically 4. : affected by corruption of blood Synonyms: see vicious |
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