corrupting

verb

Definition of corruptingnext
present participle of corrupt
1
as in decomposing
to go through decomposition a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell

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2
as in degrading
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 bribing
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 corrupting
  1. degrading
  2. bribing
  3. decaying
  4. disintegrating
  5. weakening
  6. rotting
  7. destroying
  8. deteriorating
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  • These strikes targeted weapons depots, Iranian bases, and key logistical routes, severely degrading Tehran's ability to support its proxies.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • What a degrading finale for Biden’s feeble, forgettable, frequently foolish presidency.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of degrading
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  • She was also found guilty of bribing government officials and violating bank lending rules.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Robyn gains entry to the impound lot by bribing the officer, and takes off with the truck.
    Erica Thompson, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of bribing
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  • Top quarks and antiquarks begin to disappear from this primordial particle-antiparticle soup, decaying away faster than the Universe can recreate them.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
  • According to Schrader, Gere initially wanted to take his decaying look much further than his director would allow.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of decaying
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  • Except—and for me, the difference is crucial—Akhtar employed his creativity and imagination to shape these source materials into an utterly original work of art, whereas the rapidly disintegrating McNeal employs a chatbot, which shapes the material into an uncannily precise act of mimesis.
    Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
  • That will likely result in those protections disintegrating, Meyer said.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of disintegrating
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  • One concern Giordano brings up is rapamycin further weakening a person’s immune system.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Additionally, stronger enforcement of existing sanctions and the introduction of tariffs on Russian goods, in addition to the goods of its backers — weakening Putin’s grip on power and the Russian economy.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakening
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  • But part of it has to do with who’s using that technology to spread brain-rotting information.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The wood was rotting, algae was growing and there were about 20 cats living inside, French, 27, tells CNBC Make It.
    Celia Fernandez,Mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of rotting
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  • At its peak, the wildfire that ignited Monday expanded at an alarming rate, consuming an area larger than five football fields per minute and destroying at least seven structures.
    Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This includes destructive behavior such as chewing and destroying furniture as well as things like howling and barking.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of destroying
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  • In February 1966, after a rapidly deteriorating relationship with the NSW government, Utzon left the project.
    Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In a parallel development, Jordan's Interior Minister Mazin al-Faraya announced the closure of the Naseeb border crossing with Syria due to deteriorating security conditions.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of deteriorating
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