Ingles

corrupt

gb/kɚˈʌpt/ us/kɚˈʌpt/
B1 Ingles
~ 3200
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
adjective B1 property
1

Dishonest for personal benefit

Doing bad or illegal things to get money or power.

Padron ng paggamit: [someone] is corrupt
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'corrupt' with 'bankrupt'. 'Corrupt' is about dishonesty, not money problems.
Mga kasingkahulugan
dishonest (A general term for not telling the truth or cheating, without necessarily involving power or authority.)
Mga kasalungat
honest (Describes someone who tells the truth and does not cheat or take bribes.)
Mga kolokasyon
corrupt official |corrupt government |corrupt practices |deeply corrupt |morally corrupt
Mga tema
politics |law |business
Mga Halimbawa
  • The corrupt mayor accepted bribes from construction companies.
  • Many citizens believe the system is corrupt and unfair.
  • She refused to work with corrupt officials.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • The police officer was corrupt.
  • The company fired a corrupt manager.
  • People do not trust corrupt leaders.
Pandiwa B2 action
2

Make someone dishonest for benefit

To make a person do bad or illegal things by giving them money or power.

Padron ng paggamit: to corrupt [someone/something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse 'corrupt' with 'interrupt'. They are unrelated in meaning.
Mga kasingkahulugan
bribe (Implies offering money or gifts to influence someone, often as part of corruption.)
Mga kasalungat
reform (To improve someone's moral behavior instead of making it worse.)
Mga kolokasyon
corrupt the youth |corrupt a judge |corrupt officials
Mga tema
politics |law |business
Mga Halimbawa
  • 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • 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.

Padron ng paggamit: [something] is corrupt
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may think 'corrupt' here means 'dishonest', but in technology it means broken or unusable.
Mga kasingkahulugan
damaged (General term for physical or functional harm, not limited to data.)
Mga kasalungat
intact (Describes something that is complete and undamaged.)
Mga kolokasyon
corrupt file |corrupt data |corrupt download
Mga tema
technology
Mga Halimbawa
  • 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • The file is corrupt.
  • I cannot open the corrupt photo.
  • The program stopped because the data is corrupt.
Pandiwa B2 action
4

Damage data or files

To break computer files or data so they do not work right.

Padron ng paggamit: to corrupt [data/file]
Mga kasingkahulugan
damage (General term for causing harm; in computing, 'corrupt' is more specific to errors in data.)
Mga kasalungat
repair (To fix something so it works again.)
Mga kolokasyon
corrupt a file |corrupt system files |corrupt memory
Mga tema
technology
Mga Halimbawa
  • A virus can easily corrupt important files on your computer.
  • The update corrupted several system files.
  • Improper shutdowns may corrupt the database.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • A virus can corrupt your files.
  • The power cut corrupted the game file.
  • Do not turn off the computer; it may corrupt the data.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
corrupt
IPA
GB/kɚˈʌpt/
US/kɚˈʌpt/
Mga pantig at diin
cor - rupt (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (cor)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
  • Base: corrupt
Verb
  • Base: corrupt
  • 3rd Person Singular: corrupts
  • Present Participle: corrupting
  • Past: corrupted
Mga kaugnay na salita
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
Mga ekspresyon

corrupt to the core

1
/kɚˈʌpt tə ðə kˈɔɹ/
idiom informal

Completely dishonest or immoral

Totally bad and dishonest in every way.

Mga Halimbawa
  • 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.

Mga Halimbawa
  • 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.

Mga Halimbawa
  • They say power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
  • History shows that power corrupts even well-meaning leaders.

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