corruption vs corrupt

corrupt vs corruption

corruption is a noun but corrupt is not a noun.

corruption is not an adjective while corrupt is an adjective.

corruption is not a verb while corrupt is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
corruption	Yes	No	No	No
corrupt	No	Yes	Yes	No

corruption (noun)	corrupt (noun)
destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
in a state of progressive putrefaction

corruption (adjective)	corrupt (adjective)
	lacking in integrity
	not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
	containing errors or alterations
	touched by rot or decay

corruption (verb)	corrupt (verb)
	alter from the original
	place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

Difference between corruption and corrupt

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