The meaning of CORRUPT is to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions; also : bribe.

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 …

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

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 …

5 days ago · The text of the manuscript is corrupt. It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open.

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 …

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

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

Corrupt is an adjective and verb that describes something or someone that is morally or ethically compromised, dishonest, or depraved, often involving a misuse of power, integrity, or values.

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. …