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corrupt 1. (of a text or manuscript) made meaningless or different in meaning from the original by scribal errors or alterations 2. (of computer programs or data) containing errors corrupt [kə′rəpt] (computer science) To destroy or alter information so that it is no longer reliable. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I came to Canada solely because of its political attractions; its Government is the most corrupt in the world. This was no calumny, and yet I remember well, somewhere far back in the late seventies, that the crew of that ship were, if anything, rather proud of her evil fame, as if they had been an utterly corrupt lot of desperadoes glorying in their association with an atrocious creature. Tulliver, she begged to be understood from that time forth that she had nothing whatever to say about him; his state of mind, apparently, was too corrupt for her to contemplate it for a moment. |
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