1. (

• corrupt ,
• pervert ,
• subvert ,
• demoralize ,
• demoralise ,
• debauch ,
• debase ,
• profane ,
• vitiate ,
• deprave ,
• misdirect

) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" ;

2. (

• bribe ,
• corrupt ,
• buy ,
• grease_one's_palms

) make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought" ;

3. (

• defile ,
• sully ,
• corrupt ,
• taint ,
• cloud

) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" ;

4. (

• corrupt ,
• spoil ,

) alter from the original ;

1. (

• corrupt

) lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government" ;

2. (

• crooked ,
• corrupt ,

) not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive ;

3. (

• corrupt ,
• corrupted

) containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a corrupted version of the language" ;

4. (

• corrupt ,
• tainted

) touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic" ;