1. causes someone or something to become dishonest, immoral, or evil
Usage: third person singular present tense
2. damages or destroys the integrity of data or a computer file
Usage: computing; third person singular present tense

Examples

• Power corrupts even the most honest politicians.
• The virus corrupts important system files.
• Money corrupts his judgment about right and wrong.
• Bad company corrupts good character.
• The malware corrupts data on the hard drive.
• Greed corrupts the soul over time.