1having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain:unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials
evil or morally depraved:the old corrupt order
2(of a text or a computer database or program) made unreliable by errors or alterations:a progressively corrupt magnetic record is usable nonetheless
3 archaic (of organic or inorganic matter) in a state of decay; rotten or putrid:a corrupt and rotting corpse
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1cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain:there is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts
cause to become morally depraved:he has corrupted the boy
2change or debase by making errors or unintentional alterations:a backup copy will be needed if the original copy becomes corruptedEpicurus’s teachings have since been much corrupted
3 archaic infect; contaminate: (as adjective corrupting)the corrupting smell of death
