[kəˈrʌpt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain
(e.g: unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials)

- (of a text or a computer database or program) made unreliable by errors or alterations
(e.g: a progressively corrupt magnetic record is usable nonetheless)

- (of organic or inorganic matter) in a state of decay; rotten or putrid
(e.g: a corrupt and rotting corpse)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere ‘mar, bribe, destroy’, from cor- ‘altogether’ + rumpere ‘to break’

[kəˈrʌpt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain
(e.g: there is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts)

- change or debase by making errors or unintentional alterations
(e.g: a backup copy will be needed if the original copy becomes corrupted)

- infect; contaminate
(e.g: the corrupting smell of death)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere ‘mar, bribe, destroy’, from cor- ‘altogether’ + rumpere ‘to break’