āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
corrupt
01
āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ
using one's power or authority to do illegal things for personal gain or financial benefit
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The corrupt banker manipulated financial markets for his own profit, causing widespread economic harm.
āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
engaging in immoral, evasive, or unethical behavior
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her corrupt behavior alienated colleagues.
03
having errors, alterations, or distortions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Corrupt text obscured the original meaning.
04
affected by rot, decay, or decomposition
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Corrupt wood threatened the structural integrity of the house.
to corrupt
01
āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻˇ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to make someone act dishonestly or unethically, often in exchange for money or personal benefit
Transitive: to corrupt sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The businessman tried to corrupt the officials to get his project approved.
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŽā§āĻĻāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cause errors or damage to a digital file, program, or system, either intentionally or unintentionally, due to a malfunction or interference
Transitive: to corrupt a digital file
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sudden power outage corrupted the data on the hard drive.
āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ¯ā§ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻĄā§āĻāĻž āĻ¨āĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to influence someone or something in a way that leads to a loss of moral integrity or ethical standards
Transitive: to corrupt a person or their character
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The constant exposure to greed and power slowly corrupted her.
āĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to alter something in a negative way by introducing mistakes or changes
Transitive: to corrupt sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A virus can corrupt your documents by altering them without your knowledge.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĄāĻā§āĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
corruptly
corruptness
incorrupt
corrupt
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
