corrupt

adj 1: lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be

corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt

and incompetent city government" [ant: {incorrupt}]

2: not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive [syn: {crooked}]

[ant: {straight}]

3: containing errors or alterations; "a corrupt text"; "spoke a

corrupted version of the language" [syn: {corrupted}]

4: touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is

archaic" [syn: {tainted}]

v 1: corrupt morally [syn: {pervert}, {demoralize}, {debauch}, {debase},

{profane}, {vitiate}, {deprave}, {misdirect}]

2: make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or

influence; "This judge can be bought" [syn: {bribe}, {buy}]

3: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's

reputation" [syn: {defile}, {sully}, {taint}, {cloud}]

4: alter from the original [syn: {spoil}]