corrupting

 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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  corrupting 
 
  The  adj  corrupting  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  corrupting  --  (seducing  into  corrupt  practices) 
  2.  corrupting,  degrading  --  (harmful  to  the  mind  or  morals;  "corrupt  judges  and  their  corrupting  influence";  "the  vicious  and  degrading  cult  of  violence") 
  3.  corrupting,  contaminating  --  (that  infects  or  taints) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  corrupting 
 
  3  senses  of  corrupting 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupting 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  seductive)  ->  unseductive 
 
  Sense  2 
  corrupting,  degrading 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  noxious)  ->  innocuous,  harmless 
 
  Sense  3 
  corrupting,  contaminating 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  infectious)  ->  noninfectious 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  corrupting 
 
  3  senses  of  corrupting 
 
  Sense  1 
  corrupting 
  =>  seductive  (vs.  unseductive) 
 
  Sense  2 
  corrupting,  degrading 
  =>  noxious  (vs.  innocuous),  harmful 
 
  Sense  3 
  corrupting,  contaminating 
  =>  infectious  (vs.  noninfectious) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  corrupting 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  corrupting 
 
  corrupting  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  corrupting 
  corrupting 
 
  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  corrupting 
 
  The  adj  corrupting  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  corrupting  --  (seducing  into  corrupt  practices) 
  2.  corrupting,  degrading  --  (harmful  to  the  mind  or  morals;  "corrupt  judges  and  their  corrupting  influence";  "the  vicious  and  degrading  cult  of  violence") 
  3.  corrupting,  contaminating  --  (that  infects  or  taints) 

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