corrupt
ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟ
definition
verb
there is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts
cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
Epicurus's teachings have since been much corrupted
change or debase by making errors or unintentional alterations.
adjective
unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials
having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
Though one may quibble at some of O'Brien's choices in this free adaptation, she gives force and clarity to a notoriously corrupt text and rescues the ending from tricksy bathos.
(of a text or a computer database or program) made unreliable by errors or alterations.
example
It seems to me that we have pretty wisely recognized, over time, that in fact a person's ostensible theology tells us pretty little about how 'corrupt' or evil he's going to be.
I would prefer instead to create my own small business with the money that would otherwise go into the pockets of 'corrupt' officials.
All we have noticed was that local syndicates were using 'corrupt' government officials to defraud the state.
Do not develop and test new modules on a production machine, and test modules thoroughly to ensure they do not destabilize your system or 'corrupt' your data.
There's something morally 'corrupt' about that.
Audiences had never before seen anything so noisy, so gritty, so morally 'corrupt' - and they attended in droves.
They began as innocent children and were gradually rendered wicked and evil and absolutely 'corrupt' by the treatment they received at the hands of those they most trusted!
The Review, meanwhile, was uncovering the city's underworld, its gangsters and 'corrupt' officials, its brutality and greed.
Those who wrote the 'corrupt' manuscripts had no trouble with the other commandments shown here.
A vintner found selling 'corrupt' wine was forced to drink it, then banned from the trade.
They are seen (because they are) as 'corrupt' officials using their elevated social status for political gain.
The text is 'corrupt' and broken, and the original books, apparently eight in number, have a disturbed sequence.
He finds them incompatible; one is good, right, and pure, the other 'corrupt' , evil, and hypocritical.
I may have an impoverished imagination, but the only explanation that seems to fit is the mundane power of money to 'corrupt' one's beliefs.
While these benefited, half the money was stolen by 'corrupt' officials.
It has to do with the 'corrupt' misuse of big money to subvert democracy.
I can look to my brother to see how the lust for that money can 'corrupt' an entire personality.
It has become a 'corrupt' text, with countless additions, cuts and changes ossifying into tradition over the years.
Along with privilege and education, leisure brings choices, including those deemed by moralists to be evil or 'corrupt' .
I, for the most part, think they are all evil, lying, 'corrupt' individuals.
This is most amusing and shows how captive the Revisers are to their 'corrupt' text.
The computer had managed to 'corrupt' the program somehow, and the entire machine will have to be ‘refreshed.’
Thomsby's concerns weren't based solely on his fear that power would 'corrupt' most individuals, although that was a very real possibility.
The food and water are so 'corrupt' that a Western traveler is almost guaranteed sickness.
The traditional explanation for this was that their texts are extremely 'corrupt' as a result of their reconstruction from memory by a member, or members, of their cast.
Not only can hardware failures occur, but viruses can also 'corrupt' data making it impossible to retrieve.
Since I was unable to ‘shut down’ properly, the hard drive would 'corrupt' itself again, and the whole operation would repeat indefinitely.
I have cautioned him in the past that he could face serious, personal harm if he continued with his mission to expose illicit crime networks and 'corrupt' official behaviour.
The doctrine is greatly harmed here by the 'corrupt' text.
Here's hoping fame doesn't 'corrupt' them, because these boys are bound to go very far indeed.
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