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Definition of Corrupting

1. Adjective. Seducing into corrupt practices.

2. Adjective. Harmful to the mind or morals. "The vicious and degrading cult of violence"

3. Adjective. That infects or taints.

Definition of Corrupting

1. Verb. (present participle of corrupt) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Corrupting

1. corrupt [v] - See also: corrupt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corrupting

corrumpable corrupt corruptable corrupted corruptedly corruptedness corrupter corrupters corruptest corrupteth

corruptful corruptibility corruptible corruptibleness corruptibly corrupting (current term) corruptingly corruption corruption of blood corruptionist

corruptionists corruptions corruptive corruptively corruptless corruptly corruptness corruptnesses corruptor corruptors

Literary usage of Corrupting

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sermons on Several Occasions by John Wesley (1836)
"On corrupting the Word of God. Preached about the year, 1728. ... Those whom the apostle accuses of the contrary practice, of corrupting the word of God, ..."

2. Trust Laws and Unfair Competition by United States Bureau of Corporations, Joseph E. Davies (1916)
"Bribing or corrupting employees.—Section 12 was inserted in the new law to cover certain unfair practices which became prevalent after the passage ..."

3. Annual Report by Correctional Association of New York (1870)
"... only their worst feelings are called out, their association will be corrupting. But if their better impulses are brought into play — and Capt. ..."

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