having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain

unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials

(of a text or a computer database or program) made unreliable by errors or alterations

a progressively corrupt magnetic record is usable nonetheless

(of organic or inorganic matter) in a state of decay; rotten or putrid

a corrupt and rotting corpse

cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain

there is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts

change or debase by making errors or unintentional alterations

a backup copy will be needed if the original copy becomes corrupted

Epicurus's teachings have since been much corrupted

infect; contaminate

the corrupting smell of death