corrupt
verb
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
debauch the young people with wine and women
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- sensualise hyponym
- infect hyponym
- lead off hyponym
- poison hyponym
- bastardize hyponym
- suborn hyponym
Related & opposite
- degradation derivation
- subversion derivation
- demoralization derivation
- profanation derivation
- debauch derivation
- depravity derivation
- rounder derivation
- pervert derivation
- ravisher derivation
- purchasable derivation
- corruptive derivation
Sense 2 adjective
lacking in integrity
humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation
Related & opposite
- immoral also see
- incorrupt antonym
- corruption attribute
- corruptness derivation
- corrupted similar to
- purchasable similar to
- reprobate similar to
- sordid similar to
- Praetorian similar to
- putrid similar to
- sold-outa similar to
Sense 3 verb
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
This judge can be bought
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- bribery derivation
- briber derivation
- bribe derivation
- purchasable derivation
- crime domain topic
Sense 4 adjective
not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
Related & opposite
- dishonest also see
- unlawful also see
- square antonym
- honesty attribute
- corruption derivation
- deviousness derivation
- sneaky similar to
Sense 5 verb
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
sully someone's reputation
Types & categories
- mar hypernym
Related & opposite
- cloud derivation
Sense 6 adjective
containing errors or alterations
a corrupt text
Related & opposite
- imperfect similar to
Sense 7 verb
alter from the original
Types & categories
- modify hypernym
- adulterate hyponym
Related & opposite
- spoliation derivation
Sense 8 adjective
touched by rot or decay
tainted bacon
Related & opposite
- stale similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | degradation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | subversion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demoralization |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | profanation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | debauch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | depravity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rounder |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pervert |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ravisher |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purchasable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | corruptive |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sensualise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | infect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lead off |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | poison |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bastardize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suborn |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | immoral |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | incorrupt |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | corruption |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | corruptness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | corrupted |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | purchasable |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | reprobate |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sordid |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | Praetorian |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | putrid |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sold-outa |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bribery |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | briber |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bribe |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | purchasable |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | crime |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | pay |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sop |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | buy off |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | dishonest |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | unlawful |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | square |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | honesty |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | corruption |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | deviousness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | sneaky |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | cloud |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | mar |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | imperfect |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | spoliation |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | modify |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | adulterate |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | stale |