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Corrupt means to cause to become dishonest, or to damage data. Regular verb: corrupt-corrupted-corrupted.
Meanings
- To make dishonest
- To damage or contaminate
- To alter from original
Common Collocations
corrupt files
corrupt officials
power corrupts
corrupted data
corrupt practices
Tip for Learners
Power corrupts is from "Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely." Corrupted files are damaged.
Present Simple
| I | corrupt |
| you | corrupt |
| he/she/it | corrupts |
| we | corrupt |
| they | corrupt |
Examples - Present Simple
- I corrupt files when I delete incorrectly.
- You corrupt the data through improper handling.
- She corrupts the system with malicious code.
- We corrupt the process through negligence.
- They corrupt officials through bribery.
Present Continuous
| I | am corrupting |
| you | are corrupting |
| he/she/it | is corrupting |
| we | are corrupting |
| they | are corrupting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am corrupting the download right now.
- You are corrupting the database with bad queries.
- He is corrupting the file with the virus.
- We are corrupting the system through our actions.
- They are corrupting public officials for profit.
Present Perfect
| I | have corrupted |
| you | have corrupted |
| he/she/it | has corrupted |
| we | have corrupted |
| they | have corrupted |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have corrupted the entire folder accidentally.
- You have corrupted the source code badly.
- She has corrupted the system beyond repair.
- We have corrupted the process through poor decisions.
- They have corrupted the government with their schemes.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been corrupting |
| you | have been corrupting |
| he/she/it | has been corrupting |
| we | have been corrupting |
| they | have been corrupting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been corrupting data files all day.
- You have been corrupting the database for months.
- He has been corrupting the system since the start.
- We have been corrupting records through our policies.
- They have been corrupting officials for years.
Past Simple
| I | corrupted |
| you | corrupted |
| he/she/it | corrupted |
| we | corrupted |
| they | corrupted |
Examples - Past Simple
- I corrupted the file with my edit.
- You corrupted the database when you deleted that record.
- She corrupted the entire system with one command.
- We corrupted the process through mismanagement.
- They corrupted the judge with money.
Past Continuous
| I | was corrupting |
| you | were corrupting |
| he/she/it | was corrupting |
| we | were corrupting |
| they | were corrupting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was corrupting data when I realized the error.
- You were corrupting the file during the transfer.
- She was corrupting the system when discovered.
- We were corrupting the record through negligence.
- They were corrupting officials before the investigation.
Past Perfect
| I | had corrupted |
| you | had corrupted |
| he/she/it | had corrupted |
| we | had corrupted |
| they | had corrupted |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had corrupted everything before backing up.
- You had corrupted the database before I noticed.
- She had corrupted the system before the crash.
- We had corrupted the records before the audit.
- They had corrupted officials before the raid.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been corrupting |
| you | had been corrupting |
| he/she/it | had been corrupting |
| we | had been corrupting |
| they | had been corrupting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been corrupting files for months before discovering.
- You had been corrupting data through your process.
- She had been corrupting the system for a long time.
- We had been corrupting records throughout the project.
- They had been corrupting officials for decades.
Future Simple
| I | will corrupt |
| you | will corrupt |
| he/she/it | will corrupt |
| we | will corrupt |
| they | will corrupt |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will corrupt the file if I'm not careful.
- You will corrupt the data with that method.
- She will corrupt the system if she installs that.
- We will corrupt the process with poor planning.
- They will corrupt the officials with their offers.
Future Continuous
| I | will be corrupting |
| you | will be corrupting |
| he/she/it | will be corrupting |
| we | will be corrupting |
| they | will be corrupting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be corrupting files through this method.
- You will be corrupting the database during migration.
- He will be corrupting the system with that code.
- We will be corrupting records through negligence.
- They will be corrupting officials to gain control.
Future Perfect
| I | will have corrupted |
| you | will have corrupted |
| he/she/it | will have corrupted |
| we | will have corrupted |
| they | will have corrupted |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have corrupted the entire system by then.
- You will have corrupted all the data by the time we notice.
- She will have corrupted the files completely.
- We will have corrupted the process beyond fixing.
- They will have corrupted the government by election time.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been corrupting |
| you | will have been corrupting |
| he/she/it | will have been corrupting |
| we | will have been corrupting |
| they | will have been corrupting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been corrupting files for weeks.
- You will have been corrupting data for months.
- She will have been corrupting the system for years.
- We will have been corrupting records for the entire period.
- They will have been corrupting officials for decades.