corrupt

verb/kuʁũˈpeɾ/medium

cor·rom·per

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1To cause someone to act dishonestly or illegally in return for money or personal gain.

They tried to corrupt the public official with a large sum.

An honest politician cannot be corrupted.

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corrupt an official

2To cause to become morally depraved or to change for the worse; to debase.

Time and moisture can corrupt documents.

That bad influence corrupted his values.

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corrupt datacorrupt morals

Do latim 'corrumpere'.