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1. Meaning 1 · verb

   To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.

2. Meaning 2 · verb

   To become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure; to putrefy; to rot.

3. Meaning 3 · verb

   To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.

   “to corrupt a book”

4. Meaning 4 · verb

   To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.

5. Meaning 5 · adjective

   In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

   “The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.”

6. Meaning 6 · adjective

   Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.

   “It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open.”

7. Meaning 7 · adjective

   In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

How this word is used

• General “to corrupt a book”
• Everyday “The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.”
• General “It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open.”

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