The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - corrupt adj.

1) dishonest, untrustworthy, dishonourable, underhand(ed) , venal, Colloq crooked: He got off by bribing a corrupt judge. 2 debased, depraved, perverted, subverted, evil, wicked, degenerate, degraded: The inhabitants practised a corrupt form of Christianity. --v. 3) debase, pervert, subvert, degrade, deprave, warp: A funds manager could easily be corrupted by all that money. 4) adulterate, contaminate, pollute, taint, defile, infect, spoil, poison: Drainage from the site has corrupted the purity of the water. 5) bribe, suborn, buy (off) : He thought he knew a juror who might be corrupted.