Synonyms and Antonyms of corrupt
1
to go through decomposition
- a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell
break down, decay, decompose, disintegrate, fester, foul, mold, molder, perish [chiefly British], putrefy, rot, spoil
sour, turn, turn off [British]
contaminate, defile, pollute, taint
addle, curdle, ferment
mortify
rust
crumble, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, dilapidate, sink, wither
age, develop, grow, mature, ripen
refresh, renew, restore
cleanse, purify
assemble, compose, integrate
ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate
2
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
abase, bastardize, canker, cheapen, debase, debauch, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate, lessen, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, vitiate, warp
befoul, begrime, contaminate, defile, dilute, dirty, pollute, taint, thin, water down, weaken
descend
disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame, take down
blemish, damage, deface, destroy, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar, ruin, spoil, stain, tarnish, wreck
depreciate, downgrade
dignify, exalt, honor
ameliorate, amend, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfect
clarify, clean, cleanse, purify, refine, restore
respect
3
to influence someone with a bribe
- he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council
fix, tamper (with)
abase, debase, debauch, defile, degrade, demean, deprave, dishonor, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, taint, warp
allure, bait, beguile, entice, lead on, lure, seduce, tempt
motivate, provoke, spur, stimulate
goad, induce
flatter,
