Synonyms for corrupt

verb

1. To debase

   pervert, vitiate, degrade, bribe, suborn, adulterate, depreciate, deprave, debauch, defile, demoralize, pollute, taint, contaminate, infect, stain, spoil, ruin, alloy, bastardize, blight, blemish, mark against, undermine, subvert, impair, mar, injure, harm, hurt, damage, deface, disfigure, deform, abuse, mistreat, misuse, dishonor, disgrace, despoil, violate, demean, lower, pull down, reduce, weaken, abase, poison, warp, mislead, misguide, cause to degenerate, cause to deteriorate; see also bribe.

   Antonyms purify, clean*, restore.

2. To render inaccurate

   falsify, misrepresent, misstate, alter, garble, disguise, color, gloss over, varnish, counterfeit, adulterate, contaminate, taint, fabricate, invent, twist, warp, tamper with, doctor, fix*, pad*; see also disguise, forge 1. See syn. study at debase.

modified

1. Characterized by graft

   dishonest, crooked, underhanded, venal, mercenary, fraudulent, unscrupulous, profiteering, extortionate, taking bribes, bribable, unethical, shady*, on the pad*, on the take*, fixed*, bought*, crooked as a dog's hind leg*; see also dishonest 1, 2.

2. Depraved

   low, debased, evil, nefarious; see wicked 1.

3. Inaccurate

   fallacious, misleading, contaminated, defective; see unreliable 2, wrong 2.