corrupt
[ kuh-ruhpt ]
/ kəˈrʌpt /
adjective
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to become corrupt.
Origin of corrupt
1250–1300; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin
corruptus broken in pieces, corrupted (past participle of
corrumpere), equivalent to
cor-
cor- +
rup- (variant stem of
rumpere to break) +
-tus past participle suffix
SYNONYMS FOR corrupt
3, 4 contaminated.
11
putrefy.
synonym study for corrupt
1.
Corrupt,
dishonest,
venal apply to one, especially in public office, who acts on mercenary motives, without regard to honor, right, or justice. A
corrupt politician is one originally honest who has succumbed to temptation and begun questionable practices. A
dishonest politician is one lacking native integrity. A
venal politician is one so totally debased as to sell patronage.
OTHER WORDS FROM corrupt
Words nearby corrupt
Example sentences from the Web for corruptive
Your letter must be one of three kinds: pleading, peremptory, or corruptive.
Mr. Punch in Bohemia |VariousTo correct this, at once and forever, dig up the very soil in which the corruptive roots expanded—here was the way, the only way.
The Genius |Margaret Horton PotterShall it again be held, in its orbit by the attractive, the corruptive influence of the petty island of Great Britain?
British Dictionary definitions for corruptive
corrupt
/ (kəˈrʌpt) /
adjective
verb
Derived forms of corrupt
Word Origin for corrupt
C14: from Latin
corruptus spoiled, from
corrumpere to ruin, literally: break to pieces, from
rumpere to break