What is the meaning of corrupt?

Answer 1

Changed from a sound to a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound., Changed from a state of uprightness, correctness, truth, etc., to a worse state; vitiated; depraved; debased; perverted; as, corrupt language; corrupt judges., Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; as, the text of the manuscript is corrupt., To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy., To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to pervert; to debase; to defile., To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty; as, to corrupt a judge by a bribe., To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations; to falsify; as, to corrupt language; to corrupt the sacred text., To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless., To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot., To become vitiated; to lose putity or goodness.

Answer 2

1. dishonesty for personal gain: dishonest exploitation of power for personal gain 2. depravity:extreme immorality or depravity 3. linguistics word or phrase altered from original: a word or phrase that has been altered from its original form 4. undesirable change:an undesirable change in meaning or error introduced into a text during copying 5. corrupting of something: the corrupting of something or somebody, or the state of being corrupt 6. rotting: rotting or putrefaction, or the state of being rotten or putrid (archaic)