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corrupt

The correct spelling is corrupt.

How to pronounce corrupt

/kəˈɹʌpt/
verb

IPA: /kəˈɹʌpt/

Say it like: Cor-rup-t

The correct spelling is corrupt. To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert. For example: "to corrupt a book"

Usage Examples

to corrupt a book

The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.

It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
  2. 2.To become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure; to putrefy; to rot.
  3. 3.To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
  4. 4.To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.

adjective

  1. 1.In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
  2. 2.Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
  3. 3.In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

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