· corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

Synonym(s): pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

· make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

Synonym(s): bribe, buy, grease_one%27s_palms

Hypernym(s): pay

· place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"

Synonym(s): defile, sully, taint, cloud

Hypernym(s): mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate

· alter from the original

Synonym(s): spoil

Hypernym(s): modify

· seducing into corrupt practices

· harmful to the mind or morals; "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"; "the vicious and degrading cult of violence"

Synonym(s): degrading

· that infects or taints

Synonym(s): contaminating