Corrupt (Verb)
Meaning 1
Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- Excessive exposure to violence on television can corrupt the morals of young children.
- The media has been accused of corrupting the public's perception of beauty standards.
- The luxurious lifestyle of the celebrity seemed to corrupt his sense of values and priorities.
- Society often fears that video games with explicit content will corrupt the minds of teenagers.
- Their strict upbringing was an attempt to protect them from the things that could potentially corrupt their innocence.
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Meaning 2
Make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The company was accused of attempting to corrupt the government official with large sums of money in exchange for a favorable business deal.
- He corrupts the jury by bribing them with expensive gifts and promises of wealth.
- The politician was found guilty of corrupting an investigator who was looking into her alleged tax evasion.
- The wealthy businessman was known to corrupt local officials to get his way in various business ventures.
- In the scandal, several high-ranking officers were accused of corrupting top government officials with large sums of money and other favors.
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Meaning 3
Alter from the original.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The translation process managed to corrupt the original meaning of the poem.
- Years of pollution have begun to corrupt the lake's ecosystem.
- Their actions began to corrupt the honesty of the journalist.
- Repeated copying and transmission can corrupt the signal quality.
- Bribery and favoritism started to corrupt the grading system.
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Meaning 4
Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- Her opponent's accusations sought to corrupt her character, but the public remained supportive of her campaign.
- The scandalous rumors managed to corrupt the singer's wholesome image in the eyes of her young fans.
- The politician's shady business dealings began to corrupt his reputation, and calls for his resignation grew louder.
- The celebrity's run-in with the law did little to corrupt her squeaky-clean image, but insiders knew better.
- The leaked documents were intentionally manipulated to corrupt the director's name, but a thorough investigation revealed the truth.