To corrupt is to damage or change the quality of something. When politicians are corrupt, they are trying to get money from people in positions of power in order to help their own careers.
The politician's corruption is going to hurt the country.
The fumes from the chemical are corrupting the air.
adjective
containing errors or alterations
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touched by rot or decay
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corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
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place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
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adjective
not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
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alter from the original
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adjective
lacking in integrity
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It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.
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But, such processes are corruptible.
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People are corruptive as a whole.
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He was a corruptible man.
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The layout of the article was corrupted.
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The secrecy creates the corruption.
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But she proved weak and corruptible.
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But she was proved to be weak and corruptible.
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In democracy, it's rampant corruption and cronyism.
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Corruption ran amuck at this time.