corrupted 1 of 2

adjective

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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
  • Millennial comedians let rotten bureaucrats go unprotested.
    Armond White, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
  • However, if the new Council commission ended up pushing rotten ideas like getting rid of term limits, then the mayor’s commission could issue their own proposals, which would automatically supersede the Council’s measures from the ballot.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of rotten
Verb
  • When the tile degraded, the gaps were filled in with livestock bones.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
  • That’s good news, considering phosphorous pollution has degraded water quality in the Everglades for decades and remains a challenge.
    Rebecca Blackwell, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of degraded
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  • But the vast majority of officials caught stealing, being bribed or taking kickbacks become footnotes in local history, with the cost of the graft passed on to taxpayers.
    Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
  • As part of this scheme Da Ying Sze bribed TD Bank employees in order to deposit large amounts of cash –occasionally in excess of one million dollars in a single day —- into accounts not formally under his control.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of bribed
Verb
  • Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Nissan in particular has struggled recently, especially in the key American market, where sales have weakened.
    Rafael Nam, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Although most cases of salmonellosis are mild, young children, the elderly and people who have weakened immune systems are vulnerable to infections that could potentially be fatal.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakened
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  • Armisen voices a number of droll characters and is hilariously — and fittingly — deadpan as the figure of Death who becomes seduced by show biz via a clever agent (Kind).
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Humankind has always been seduced by promises of miraculous solutions.
    Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of seduced
Verb
  • Haunting pictures of rows of small bodies covered in white sheets—some of the 400 children who were poisoned in the attack—became emblematic of the Assad regime’s cruelty.
    Gregory D. Koblentz, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Poisoned Data, Poisoned Outcomes One of the biggest dangers in the AI supply chain is poisoned training data.
    Steve Wilson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of poisoned
Verb
  • Yet as the Syrian military rapidly disintegrated, Iran was notably absent.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The relationship with William and Kate had already disintegrated, as well as with a number of the staff at Kensington Palace, and tensions with media had been in overdrive.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of disintegrated
Verb
  • The problem today lies in farming conditions, which have deteriorated considerably over the years.
    Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Over time, the popular roadside attraction deteriorated.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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