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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  corrupt 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  corrupt 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupt,  pervert,  demoralize,  demoralise,  debauch,  debase,  profane,  vitiate,  deprave,  misdirect 
  =>  sensualize,  sensualise,  carnalize,  carnalise 
  =>  lead  off  lead  astray 
  =>  whore 
  =>  poison 
  =>  bastardize,  bastardise 
  =>  suborn 
 
  Sense  2 
  corrupt,  spoil 
  =>  adulterate,  stretch,  dilute,  debase 
 
  Sense  3 
  bribe,  corrupt,  buy 
  =>  sop 
  =>  buy  off  pay  off 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  corrupt 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  corrupt 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupt,  pervert,  demoralize,  demoralise,  debauch,  debase,  profane,  vitiate,  deprave,  misdirect 
  =>  sensualize,  sensualise,  carnalize,  carnalise 
  =>  lead  off  lead  astray 
  =>  whore 
  =>  poison 
  =>  bastardize,  bastardise 
  =>  suborn 
 
  Sense  2 
  corrupt,  spoil 
  =>  adulterate,  stretch,  dilute,  debase 
  =>  water  down 
  =>  sophisticate,  doctor,  doctor  up 
 
  Sense  3 
  bribe,  corrupt,  buy 
  =>  sop 
  =>  buy  off  pay  off 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  corrupt 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  corrupt 
 
  4  senses  of  corrupt 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupt,  pervert,  demoralize,  demoralise,  debauch,  debase,  profane,  vitiate,  deprave,  misdirect 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  2 
  corrupt,  spoil 
  =>  modify 
 
  Sense  3 
  bribe,  corrupt,  buy 
  =>  pay 
 
  Sense  4 
  defile,  sully,  corrupt,  taint,  cloud 
  =>  mar,  impair,  spoil,  deflower,  vitiate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  corrupt 
 
  corrupt  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  corrupt 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupt,  pervert,  demoralize,  demoralise,  debauch,  debase,  profane,  vitiate,  deprave,  misdirect 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  corrupt,  spoil 
  =>  modify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  bribe,  corrupt,  buy 
  =>  pay 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  defile,  sully,  corrupt,  taint,  cloud 
  =>  mar,  impair,  spoil,  deflower,  vitiate 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  corrupt 
  corruptibility 
  corruption 
  corruptness 
  racketeer  influenced  and  corrupt  organizations  act 
 
  Overview  of  verb  corrupt 
 
  The  verb  corrupt  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  corrupt,  pervert,  demoralize,  demoralise,  debauch,  debase,  profane,  vitiate,  deprave,  misdirect  --  (corrupt  morally  or  by  intemperance  or  sensuality;  "debauch  the  young  people  with  wine  and  women") 
  2.  (1)  corrupt,  spoil  --  (alter  from  the  original) 
  3.  bribe,  corrupt,  buy  --  (make  illegal  payments  to  in  exchange  for  favors  or  influence;  "This  judge  can  be  bought") 
  4.  defile,  sully,  corrupt,  taint,  cloud  --  (place  under  suspicion  or  cast  doubt  upon  "sully  someone's  reputation") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  corrupt 
 
  The  adj  corrupt  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  corrupt  --  (lacking  in  integrity;  "humanity  they  knew  to  be  corrupt...from  the  day  of  Adam's  creation";  "a  corrupt  and  incompetent  city  government") 
  2.  crooked,  corrupt  --  (not  straight;  dishonest  or  immoral  or  evasive) 
  3.  corrupt,  corrupted  --  (containing  errors  or  alterations;  "a  corrupt  text";  "spoke  a  corrupted  version  of  the  language") 
  4.  corrupt,  tainted  --  (touched  by  rot  or  decay;  "tainted  bacon";  "`corrupt'  is  archaic") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  corrupt 
 
  4  senses  of  corrupt 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupt  (vs.  incorrupt) 
 
  incorrupt  (vs.  corrupt) 
  =>  antiseptic 
  =>  incorruptible 
  =>  uncorrupted 
  =>  uncorrupted,  unspoiled 
 
  Sense  2 
  crooked  (vs.  straight),  corrupt 
 
 
  Sense  3 
  corrupt,  corrupted 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  imperfect)  ->  perfect 
 
  Sense  4 
  corrupt,  tainted 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  rotten)  ->  unrotten,  unrotted 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  corrupt 
 
  4  senses  of  corrupt 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupt  (vs.  incorrupt) 
  =>  Augean 
  =>  corrupted,  debased,  vitiated 
  =>  corruptible,  bribable,  dishonest,  purchasable,  venal 
  =>  depraved,  immoral,  perverse,  perverted,  reprobate 
  =>  dirty,  sordid 
  =>  praetorian,  pretorian 
  =>  putrid 
  =>  sold-out(postnominal) 
 
  Sense  2 
  crooked  (vs.  straight),  corrupt 
  =>  dishonest,  unscrupulous 
  =>  sneaky,  underhand,  underhanded 
  Also  See->  dishonest#1,  dishonorable#2;  unlawful#2 
 
  Sense  3 
  corrupt,  corrupted 
  =>  imperfect  (vs.  perfect) 
 
  Sense  4 
  corrupt,  tainted 
  =>  rotten  (vs.  unrotten) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  corrupt 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  corrupt 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupt  (vs.  incorrupt) 
  =>  corruptness,  corruption 
 
  Sense  2 
  crooked  (vs.  straight),  corrupt 
  =>  honesty,  honestness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  corrupt 
 
  corrupt  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  corrupt 
  corrupt 
  corrupted 
  corruptible 
  corrupting 
  corruptive 
  incorrupt 
 
  Overview  of  verb  corrupt 
 
  The  verb  corrupt  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  corrupt,  pervert,  demoralize,  demoralise,  debauch,  debase,  profane,  vitiate,  deprave,  misdirect  --  (corrupt  morally  or  by  intemperance  or  sensuality;  "debauch  the  young  people  with  wine  and  women") 
  2.  (1)  corrupt,  spoil  --  (alter  from  the  original) 
  3.  bribe,  corrupt,  buy  --  (make  illegal  payments  to  in  exchange  for  favors  or  influence;  "This  judge  can  be  bought") 
  4.  defile,  sully,  corrupt,  taint,  cloud  --  (place  under  suspicion  or  cast  doubt  upon  "sully  someone's  reputation") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  corrupt 
 
  The  adj  corrupt  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  corrupt  --  (lacking  in  integrity;  "humanity  they  knew  to  be  corrupt...from  the  day  of  Adam's  creation";  "a  corrupt  and  incompetent  city  government") 
  2.  crooked,  corrupt  --  (not  straight;  dishonest  or  immoral  or  evasive) 
  3.  corrupt,  corrupted  --  (containing  errors  or  alterations;  "a  corrupt  text";  "spoke  a  corrupted  version  of  the  language") 
  4.  corrupt,  tainted  --  (touched  by  rot  or  decay;  "tainted  bacon";  "`corrupt'  is  archaic") 



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