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corrumpt

corrumpt is the archaic form of corrupt.

Meaning of corrupt

Adjective

corrupt (comparative more corrupt, superlative most corrupt)

  1. Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
  2. In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
    • The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.
  3. Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
    • The text of the manuscript is corrupt.
  4. In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
    • with such corrupt and pestilent bread to feed them.1603, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes, […], London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC

See all 9 meanings of corrupt

Forms of corrumpt

comparativemore corrumpt
superlativemost corrumpt

Questions about corrumpt

What is corrumpt the archaic form of?
Corrumpt is the archaic form of corrupt.

Words near corrumpt in the dictionary

  1. corrugators
  2. corrump
  3. corrumped
  4. corrumping
  5. corrumps
  6. corrumpt
  7. corrupt
  8. corrupt practice
  9. corrupt practices
  10. corruptability
  11. corruptable

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