Antonyms for uncorrupt


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuh-ruhpt
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈrʌpt


Definition of uncorrupt

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French corropt "unhealthy, corrupt; uncouth" (of language), and directly from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere "to destroy; spoil," figuratively "corrupt, seduce, bribe," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + rup-, past participle stem of rumpere "to break" (see rupture (n.)). Related: Corruptly; corruptness.
  • As in innocent : adj blameless
  • As in squeaky clean : adj full of integrity
  • As in lily-white : adj innocent
  • As in pietistic : adj holy
  • As in pietistical : adj holy
  • As in prayerful : adj holy
  • As in unblamable : adj innocent
  • As in uncorrupted : adj innocent
  • As in untainted : adj innocent
  • As in virginal : adj innocent
  • As in holy : adj religious, sacred
Example sentences :
  • I was also uncorrupt before him: and eschewed mine own wickedness.
  • Extract from : « David » by Charles Kingsley
  • Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart.
  • Extract from : « All Saints' Day and Other Sermons » by Charles Kingsley
  • History, like the air we breathe, must be in motion to keep us uncorrupt: otherwise its ancient homes are infectious.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete » by George Meredith
  • He is universally beloved303 here, and every one allows, that he is as uncorrupt as his Master.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II » by Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz
  • To whom when will modesty, and uncorrupt faith the sister of Justice, and undisguised truth, find any equal?
  • Extract from : « The Works of Horace » by Horace
  • Never before had authority been borne with so austere an integrity, so uncorrupt a zeal.
  • Extract from : « Rienzi » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • To a man who is uncorrupt and properly constituted, woman remains always something of a mystery and a romance.
  • Extract from : « Smoking and Drinking » by James Parton
  • There was evidence that it had not been uncorrupt when buried, and there was no trace of any injury done to the leg-bone.
  • Extract from : « The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March » by Sabine Baring-Gould
  • The genuineness, uncorrupt preservation, and authenticity of the four canonical gospels have already been shown at some length.
  • Extract from : « Companion to the Bible » by E. P. Barrows

Synonyms for uncorrupt

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