corrupted 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of corruptednext
as in rotten
having undergone organic breakdown corrupted corpses that sickened the animal control officers sent to investigate

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corrupted

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verb

past tense of corrupt
1
as in decomposed
to go through decomposition a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell

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2
as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality some observers believe that grossly violent movies corrupt the people who watch them as well as the people who make them

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3
as in bribed
to influence someone with a bribe he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrupted
  1. rotten
  2. degraded
  3. bribed
  4. weakened
  5. seduced
  6. poisoned
  7. disintegrated
  8. deteriorated
Adjective
  • Others rely on odor, such as predator urine, that frightens them away from the area or a bad smell from rotten eggs that simply discourages them.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The two of them are on the world’s most rotten ship and must go down together.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of rotten
Verb
  • And Iran along with its other proxies have also been degraded by Israeli strikes.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Iran, meanwhile, has seen its proxies across the region degraded by regular Israeli airstrikes.
    Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of degraded
Verb
  • Even the execution guards were bribed to not shoot.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Workers are frequently coached, records falsified and inspectors bribed to present idealized conditions during the brief time audits take place.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Definition of bribed
Verb
  • With Assad gone and Iran weakened, new commercial routes, reconstruction opportunities, and trade corridors beckon.
    Guney Yildiz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But Israeli bombardments have weakened Tehran as well as its allies in the Axis of Resistance—Lebanon's Hezbollah.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakened
Verb
  • Eugene’s centipede necklace—the same necklace worn by the man Lee seduced at the beginning of the film—has come alive and is moving.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Guillaume, who hails from a winemaking family in France, could have been making wine in Bordeaux but was seduced by the terroir of Paso Robles.
    Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of seduced
Verb
  • The reality is Kade was poisoned, murdered.
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The lawsuit claims she was abused and poisoned.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of poisoned
Verb
  • Simmer for 5-7 minutes until the berries have disintegrated into seeds.
    Emily Price, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In January 1986, the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated in the sky, stunning spectators watching at Cape Canaveral and schoolchildren tuned in to live broadcasts—and, soon, the whole nation.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of disintegrated
Verb
  • Conditions had deteriorated overnight when the roof of a nearby mine collapsed.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Despite their durability, early diamond bits often deteriorated quickly under the severe conditions of geothermal sites—hot, hard rock and high temperatures posed substantial challenges.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
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