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CORRUPTING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

That infects or taints

Synonyms:

contaminating; corrupting

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

infectious (easily spread)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Harmful to the mind or morals

Example:

the vicious and degrading cult of violence

Synonyms:

corrupting; degrading

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

noxious (injurious to physical or mental health)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Seducing into corrupt practices

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

seductive (tending to entice into a desired action or state)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb corrupt

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