The difference between Corrupt and Poison

When used as verbs, corrupt means to make corrupt, whereas poison means to use poison to kill or paralyse somebody.

Corrupt is also adjective with the meaning: in a depraved state.

Poison is also noun with the meaning: a substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.

check bellow for the other definitions of Corrupt and Poison

  1. 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."

  2. 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."

  3. Corrupt as an adjective:

    In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

  1. 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!"

  2. Corrupt as a verb (intransitive):

    To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot.

    Examples:

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  3. Corrupt as a verb:

    To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations; to falsify.

    Examples:

    "to corrupt language, or a holy text"

  4. Corrupt as a verb:

    To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.

  1. Poison as a noun:

    A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.

    Examples:

    "We used a poison to kill the weeds."

  2. Poison as a noun:

    Something that harms a person or thing.

    Examples:

    "Gossip is a malicious poison."

  3. Poison as a noun (informal):

    A drink; liquor.

    Examples:

    "— What's your poison?"

    "— I'll have a glass of whisky."

  1. Poison as a verb (transitive):

    To use poison to kill or paralyse somebody

    Examples:

    "The assassin poisoned the king."

  2. Poison as a verb (transitive):

    To pollute; to cause some part of the environment to become poisonous

    Examples:

    "That factory is poisoning the river."

  3. Poison as a verb (transitive):

    To cause something to become much worse

    Examples:

    "Suspicion will poison their relationship."

    "He poisoned the mood in the room with his non-stop criticism."

  4. Poison as a verb (transitive):

    To cause someone to hate or to have unfair negative opinions

    Examples:

    "She's poisoned him against all his old friends."

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