corrupt stresses a loss of moral integrity or probity causing betrayal of principle or sworn obligations.

CORRUPT meaning: 1 : to cause (someone or something) to become dishonest, immoral, etc.; 2 : to change (something) so that it is less pure or valuable

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Don’t let your friends corrupt you (= have a bad moral influence on you). If information in a computer is corrupted, it is damaged and can …

1. lacking in integrity; open to or involving bribery or other dishonest practices: a corrupt official; corrupt practices in an election.

Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power. ...to save the nation from corrupt politicians of both …

Corrupt, dishonest, venal apply to one, esp. in public office, who acts on mercenary motives, without regard to honor, right, or justice. A corrupt politician is one originally honest who has …

Dec 15, 2025 · corrupt (third-person singular simple present corrupts, present participle corrupting, simple past and past participle corrupted) (transitive) To make corrupt; to change …

Corruption in the United States is the act of government officials abusing their political powers for private gain, typically through bribery or other methods, in the United States government. …

CORRUPT definition: guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked. See examples of corrupt used in a sentence.

Definition of corrupt adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.