Definition of corrupt (Entry 1 of 2)
transitive verb
1a : to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions
Officials were corrupted by greed.
was accused of corrupting the youth
also : BRIBE
b : to degrade with unsound principles or moral values
Some fear the merger will corrupt the competive marketplace.
2 : ROT, SPOIL
The fruits were transported without being corrupted.
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
1a : to become tainted or rotten
leaving the bodies to corrupt on the field
b : to become morally debased
2 : to cause disintegration or ruin
corrupt adjective
Definition of corrupt (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : morally degenerate and perverted : DEPRAVED
b : characterized by improper conduct (such as bribery or the selling of favors)
corrupt judges
2 : PUTRID, TAINTED
3 : adulterated or debased by change from an original or correct condition
a corrupt version of the text