corrupting
- 1Present participle and gerund of corrupt.
Critics argued that the new policy was corrupting the integrity of the courts.
Corrupting public officials has long undermined trust in government.
Note
One spelling, two jobs. After a form of be it marks an action in progress (was corrupting the courts), and on its own it names the act as a noun (corrupting officials undermines trust). Both usually take an object, whether what is spoiled is a person, a text, or a file thrown into an invalid state. Keep it apart from the adjective corrupt: a corrupt official takes bribes; a corrupting one leads others to.
corrupting is a form of corrupt
corrupt, verb: To change someone or something from good to bad; to lead away from honest or moral behavior. Full entry
- Spelling
- corrupt → corrupting: add -ing
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