corrupt
gb/kɚˈʌpt/ us/kɚˈʌpt/
B1
Inglés
~ 3200
Acepciones
0 acepciones
adjective
B1
property
1
Dishonest for personal benefit
Doing bad or illegal things to get money or power.
Patrón de uso:
[someone] is corrupt
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'corrupt' with 'bankrupt'. 'Corrupt' is about dishonesty, not money problems.
Sinónimos
dishonest (A general term for not telling the truth or cheating, without necessarily involving power or authority.)
Antónimos
honest (Describes someone who tells the truth and does not cheat or take bribes.)
Colocaciones
corrupt official
|corrupt government
|corrupt practices
|deeply corrupt
|morally corrupt
Temas
politics
|law
|business
Ejemplos
- The corrupt mayor accepted bribes from construction companies.
- Many citizens believe the system is corrupt and unfair.
- She refused to work with corrupt officials.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The police officer was corrupt.
- The company fired a corrupt manager.
- People do not trust corrupt leaders.
Verbo
B2
action
2
Make someone dishonest for benefit
To make a person do bad or illegal things by giving them money or power.
Patrón de uso:
to corrupt [someone/something]
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse 'corrupt' with 'interrupt'. They are unrelated in meaning.
Sinónimos
bribe (Implies offering money or gifts to influence someone, often as part of corruption.)
Antónimos
reform (To improve someone's moral behavior instead of making it worse.)
Colocaciones
corrupt the youth
|corrupt a judge
|corrupt officials
Temas
politics
|law
|business
Ejemplos
- The criminal tried to corrupt the police officer with expensive gifts.
- Power can easily corrupt a person who is not careful.
- He was accused of attempting to corrupt jury members.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Money can corrupt people.
- The man tried to corrupt the guard.
- Power can corrupt leaders.
adjective
B2
property
3
Damaged and unusable
Broken or changed so it does not work correctly, often used about computer files or data.
Patrón de uso:
[something] is corrupt
Error frecuente:
Learners may think 'corrupt' here means 'dishonest', but in technology it means broken or unusable.
Sinónimos
damaged (General term for physical or functional harm, not limited to data.)
Antónimos
intact (Describes something that is complete and undamaged.)
Colocaciones
corrupt file
|corrupt data
|corrupt download
Temas
technology
Ejemplos
- The document could not be opened because the file was corrupt.
- Corrupt data caused the program to crash.
- He had to reinstall the software after it became corrupt.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The file is corrupt.
- I cannot open the corrupt photo.
- The program stopped because the data is corrupt.
Verbo
B2
action
4
Damage data or files
To break computer files or data so they do not work right.
Patrón de uso:
to corrupt [data/file]
Sinónimos
damage (General term for causing harm; in computing, 'corrupt' is more specific to errors in data.)
Antónimos
repair (To fix something so it works again.)
Colocaciones
corrupt a file
|corrupt system files
|corrupt memory
Temas
technology
Ejemplos
- A virus can easily corrupt important files on your computer.
- The update corrupted several system files.
- Improper shutdowns may corrupt the database.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- A virus can corrupt your files.
- The power cut corrupted the game file.
- Do not turn off the computer; it may corrupt the data.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
corrupt
AFI
GB/kɚˈʌpt/
US/kɚˈʌpt/
Sílabas y acento
cor - rupt (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (cor)
Formas de la palabra
Adjective
- Base: corrupt
Verb
- Base: corrupt
- 3rd Person Singular: corrupts
- Present Participle: corrupting
- Past: corrupted
Familia de palabras
Forms
corrupts
verb
corrupting
verb
corrupted
verb
Core family
corruption
noun B2
corruptly
adverb
Related words
corruptible
adjective
corruptor
noun
Negative and opposite forms
incorruptible
adjective
Expresiones
corrupt to the core
1/kɚˈʌpt tə ðə kˈɔɹ/
idiom
informal
Completely dishonest or immoral
Totally bad and dishonest in every way.
Ejemplos
- The organization was corrupt to the core.
- Some believed the regime was corrupt to the core and could not be saved.
morally corrupt
1/mˈɔɹəli kɚˈʌpt/
fixed phrase
Having bad moral values
Having very bad ideas about what is right and wrong; doing bad things without feeling guilty.
Ejemplos
- He was seen as morally corrupt after the scandal.
- Many felt the film's hero was morally corrupt despite his charm.
power corrupts
1/pˈaʊɚ kɚˈʌpts/
fixed phrase
Power makes people dishonest
If a person has too much power, they may start doing bad things.
Ejemplos
- They say power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
- History shows that power corrupts even well-meaning leaders.