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• “humanity they knew to be corrupt…from the day of Adam’s creation“
• “a corrupt and incompetent city government“

• “dishonest or immoral or evasive“

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• crooked having or marked by bends or angles; not straight; irregular in shape or outline; having the back and shoulders rounded

• “a corrupt text“
• “spoke a corrupted version of the language“

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• corrupted containing errors or alterations; ruined in character or quality

• “tainted bacon“
• “`corrupt’ is archaic“

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• tainted touched by rot or decay

• “debauch the young people with wine and women“
• “Socrates was accused of corrupting young men“
• “Do school counselors subvert young children?“
• “corrupt the morals“

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• pervert a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior ; corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; practice sophistry; change the inherent purpose or function of something
• subvert cause the downfall of; corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; destroy property or hinder normal operations; destroy completely
• demoralize corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; lower someone’s spirits; confuse or put into disorder
• demoralise corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; lower someone’s spirits
• debauch a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity ; corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
• debase corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; lower in value by increasing the base-metal content ; corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
• profane corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; violate the sacred character of a place or language; characterized by profanity or cursing; not concerned with or devoted to religion; not holy because unconsecrated or impure or defiled ; grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
• vitiate corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; make imperfect; take away the legal force of or render ineffective
• deprave corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
• misdirect corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; put a wrong address on

• “This judge can be bought“

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• bribe make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
• buy an advantageous purchase; obtain by purchase; make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; be worth or be capable of buying; acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; accept as true
• grease one’s palms make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

• “sully someone’s reputation“

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• defile a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) ; place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; spot, stain, or pollute
• sully United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) ; French statesman (1560-1641) ; place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; charge falsely or with malicious intent
• taint the state of being contaminated ; place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; contaminate with a disease or microorganism
• cloud any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible ; a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude ; out of touch with reality; a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; suspicion affecting your reputation; a group of many things in the air or on the ground; make overcast or cloudy; make less visible or unclear; billow up in the form of a cloud; make gloomy or depressed; place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; make less clear; colour with streaks or blotches of different shades ; make milky or dull

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• spoil (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; the act of stripping and taking by force ; make a mess of, destroy or ruin; become unfit for consumption or use; alter from the original ; treat with excessive indulgence; hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; have a strong desire or urge to do something; destroy and strip of its possession; make imperfect