Meaning & use
Corrupting
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Causing someone or something to become dishonest, immoral, or to deteriorate in quality or integrity.
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Absolute power has a way of corrupting even well-intentioned leaders.
The virus is corrupting files across the entire network.
A note on using this word
"Corrupting" applies equally to moral decline in people and to literal degradation, such as data or files becoming unusable.
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