adj. 1 dishonest, untrustworthy, dishonourable, underhand(ed), venal, Colloq crooked He got off by bribing a corrupt judge 2 debased, depraved, perverted, subverted, evil, wicked, degenerate, degraded The inhabitants practised a corrupt form of Christianity
v. 3 debase, pervert, subvert, degrade, deprave, warp A funds manager could easily be corrupted by all that money 4 adulterate, contaminate, pollute, taint, defile, infect, spoil, poison Drainage from the site has corrupted the purity of the water 5 bribe, suborn, buy (off) He thought he knew a juror who might be corrupted