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The correct spelling is corrupt.
How to pronounce corrupt
/kəˈɹʌpt/
verbIPA: /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.To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
- 2.To become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure; to putrefy; to rot.
- 3.To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
- 4.To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
adjective
- 1.In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
- 2.Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
- 3.In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
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