The difference between Corrupt and Pervert
When used as verbs, corrupt means to make corrupt, whereas pervert means to turn another way.
Corrupt is also adjective with the meaning: in a depraved state.
Pervert is also noun with the meaning: one who has been perverted.
check bellow for the other definitions of Corrupt and Pervert
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Corrupt as an adjective:
In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
Examples:
"The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them."
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Corrupt as an adjective:
Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
Examples:
"The text of the manuscript is corrupt."
"It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open."
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Corrupt as an adjective:
In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
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Corrupt as a verb (transitive):
To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
Examples:
"Don't you dare corrupt my son with those [[disgusting]] pictures!"
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Corrupt as a verb (intransitive):
To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot.
Examples:
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Corrupt as a verb:
To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations; to falsify.
Examples:
"to corrupt language, or a holy text"
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Corrupt as a verb:
To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
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Pervert as a noun (dated):
One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.
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Pervert as a noun:
A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
Examples:
"Those perverts were trying to spy on us while we changed clothes!"
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Pervert as a verb (transitive):
To turn another way; to divert.
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Pervert as a verb (transitive):
To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
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Pervert as a verb:
To misapply; to misinterpret designedly.
Examples:
"pervert one's words"
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Pervert as a verb (intransitive):
To become perverted; to take the wrong course.
Examples:
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