adj. 25B6; adjective
a corrupt official 007C; corrupt practices : DISHONEST, unscrupulous, dishonourable, unprincipled, unethical, amoral, untrustworthy, venal, underhand, double-dealing, fraudulent, bribable, buyable; criminal, illegal, unlawful, nefarious; informal crooked, shady, dirty, mucky, sleazy; Brit. informal bent, dodgy.
the earth was corrupt in God's sight : IMMORAL, depraved, degenerate, reprobate, vice-ridden, perverted, debauched, dissolute, dissipated, bad, wicked, evil, base, sinful, ungodly, unholy, irreligious, profane, impious, impure; informal warped.
a corrupt text : IMPURE, bastardized, debased, adulterated.
honest, ethical, pure.
25B6; verb
the fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts : BRIBE, suborn, buy (off), pay off; informal grease someone's palm, give someone a backhander/sweetener, get at, square; Brit. informal nobble.
a book that might corrupt its readers : DEPRAVE, pervert, debauch, degrade, warp, lead astray, defile, pollute, sully; archaic demoralize.
the apostolic writings had been corrupted : ALTER, tamper with, interfere with, bastardize, debase, adulterate.