<B>corroborant, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> strengthening; invigorating (used especially of medicinal agents). <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a strengthening or invigorating agent, as a tonic. <DD><B> 2. </B>a corroborative fact or statement. </DL>
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<B>corroborate, </B>transitive verb, <B>-rated,</B> <B>-rating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to make more certain; confirm; support. <BR> <I>Ex. Witnesses corroborated the policeman's statement.</I> (SYN) substantiate, verify, uphold, endorse. noun <B>corroborator.</B> </DL>
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<B>corroboration, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>confirmation by additional proof. <DD><B> 2. </B>something that corroborates; additional proof; confirmation. <BR> <I>Ex. His sticky face and hands were corroboration of his mother's suspicion that he had been eating jam.</I> </DL>
<B>corroboree, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a native celebration of the Australian aborigines, consisting of dancing and singing, held at night by moonlight or a bush fire. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Especially Australian.) any large or noisy gathering; disturbance; uproar. <BR> <I>Ex. By the time he's finished with his first lesson, he'll wish he was back with the boys at the local corroboree (Punch).</I> </DL>
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<B>corrode, </B>verb, <B>-roded,</B> <B>-roding.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1a. </B>to wear or eat away gradually by or as if by chemical action. <BR> <I>Ex. Moist air corrodes iron. Rust had corroded the steel rails.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>(Obsolete.) to erode. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to wear away; deteriorate. <BR> <I>Ex. Should jealousy its venom once diffuse, corroding every thought (James Thomson).</I> (SYN) gnaw, consume. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become corroded; undergo corrosion. <BR> <I>Ex. Acid caused the pipes to corrode.</I> (SYN) rust, decay. noun <B>corroder.</B> adj. <B>corrodible.</B> </DL>
<B>corrosion, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the process of corroding. <DD><B> 2. </B>a corroded condition. <DD><B> 3. </B>a product of corroding, such as rust. </DL>
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<B>corrosive, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>eating away gradually; tending to corrode. <BR> <I>Ex. acids and other corrosive materials.</I> (SYN) caustic, mordant. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) wearing to the mind or feelings; fretting. <BR> <I>Ex. the corrosive effect of constant anxiety.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> a substance that corrodes. <BR> <I>Ex. Most acids are corrosives.</I> (SYN) mordant. adv. <B>corrosively.</B> noun <B>corrosiveness.</B> </DL>
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<B>corrosive sublimate,</B> <B>=bichloride of mercury.</B></DL>
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<B>corrugate, </B>verb, <B>-gated,</B> <B>-gating,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to bend or shape (a surface or a thin sheet of material) into wavy folds or ridges; wrinkle; furrow. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become corrugated. <DD><I>adj. </I> contracted into folds or wrinkles; wrinkled; furrowed. </DL>
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<B>corrugated, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> bent or shaped into a row of wavelike ridges. <BR> <I>Ex. The carton was made of corrugated cardboard.</I> </DL>
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<B>corrugated iron,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> sheet iron or steel, commonly galvanized, shaped into wavelike ridges for increased strength, used for walls, roofs, and other construction purposes. </DL>
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<B>corrugated paper,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> paper or cardboard that is bent into a row of wavelike ridges, used as a protective wrapping for packages or their contents. </DL>
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<B>corrugation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of corrugating. <DD><B> 2. </B>the state of being corrugated; contraction into wrinkles, folds, or ridges. <DD><B> 3. </B>one of a series of wavy folds or ridges; wrinkle; furrow. </DL>
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<B>corrugator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Anatomy.) a muscle that causes the skin to contract into wrinkles, especially one of two small muscles which contract the brow in the action of frowning. <DD><B> 2. </B>a machine that corrugates paper or cardboard. </DL>
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<B>corrupt, </B>adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>morally bad; evil; wicked. <BR> <I>Ex. a corrupt man, corrupt desires. The thief led a corrupt life.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>influenced by bribes; dishonest. <BR> <I>Ex. a corrupt judge.</I> (SYN) venal. <DD><B> 3. </B>changed in meaning or form, or deviating from the standard (of language usage or of manuscript reading). <BR> <I>Ex. "Sparrowgrass" is a corrupt spelling of "asparagus." The corrupt manuscript was full of errors made in copying from the original.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Archaic.) rotten; decayed. (SYN) spoiled,tainted, putrid, vitiated. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make evil or wicked. <BR> <I>Ex. Bad company may corrupt a good boy.</I> (SYN) debase, deprave. <DD><B> 2. </B>to bribe. <BR> <I>Ex. That policeman cannot be corrupted.</I> (SYN) demoralize. <DD><B> 3. </B>to change in meaning or form or deviate from the standard of language usage or of a reading of a manuscript. <BR> <I>Ex. Careless scholars corrupted the original manuscript.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to cause to rot; make putrid; infect; taint. (SYN) pollute, contaminate. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Archaic.) to spoil; mar. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to become corrupt or corrupted; become debased. <DD><B> 2. </B>to become putrid; undergo decomposition; rot; decay. (SYN) putrefy. noun <B>corrupter,</B> <B>corruptor.</B> adv. <B>corruptly.</B> noun <B>corruptness.</B> </DL>
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<B>corruptibility, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> corruptible quality; willingness to be bribed. </DL>
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<B>corruptible, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that can be corrupted; open to bribery or corrupt practices. <DD><B> 2. </B>liable to be corrupted; perishable. (SYN) mortal. noun <B>corruptibleness.</B> adv. <B>corruptibly.</B> </DL>
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<B>corruption, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>the act of making, or the process of being made, evil or wicked. <BR> <I>Ex. the corruption of an honest man.</I> (SYN) debasement. <DD><B> b. </B>evil conduct; wickedness. <BR> <I>Ex. ... corruption never has been compulsory (Robinson Jeffers).</I> (SYN) baseness, depravity. <DD><B> c. </B>a corrupting influence; thing that causes corruption. <DD><B> 2. </B>bribery; dishonesty. <BR> <I>Ex. The police force must be kept free from corruption. For many years protests over corruption failed to dim his popularity with the voters (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a corrupt practice; an instance of perversion or impurity. <DD><B> 4a. </B>a changing in meaning or form or a deviating from the standard of language usage or of a reading of a manuscript. <BR> <I>Ex. the corruption of a translated passage or text, the corruption of a dialect by the influence of tourism and television.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>an instance of this; a corrupt form of a word. <BR> <I>Ex. "Nite" is a slang corruption of "night."</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>rot; decay. </DL>
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<B>corruptionist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a supporter or practicer of corruption, especially in the administration of public affairs. </DL>
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<B>corruption of blood,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (in English law) the effect of an attainder for treason or felony on a person, whereby he and his descendants could neither inherit nor bequeath an estate, rank, or title. It was abolished in 1870. </DL>
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<B>corruptive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> tending to corrupt; causing corruption. </DL>
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<B>corrupt practices acts,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) laws or legislation designed to curb unethical election or electoral campaign practices, such as purchasing votes, tampering with voting machines, and using unlimited funds or funds from illegal sources to influence the outcome of an election. These acts have been modeled after the Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1925. </DL>
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<B>corsac, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a species of fox of a yellowish color, found in central and southern Asia. </DL>
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<B>corsage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a bouquet to be worn on the waist or shoulder of a woman's dress. <DD><B> 2. </B>the upper part of a woman's dress. </DL>
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<B>corsair, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a pirate. <DD><B> 2. </B>the ship of a pirate. <DD><B> 3. </B>a privateer, especially a Saracen or Turkish privateer of the Barbary Coast. </DL>
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<B>corsak, </B>noun. <B>=corsac.</B></DL>
<A NAME="corse">
<B>corse, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) a corpse. </DL>
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<B>corselet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>armor for the upper part of the body. Also, <B>corslet.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>a woman's undergarment somewhat like a corset, but usually not boned. Also, <B>corselette.</B> </DL>
<B>corset, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>Often, <B>corsets.</B> a woman's close-fitting undergarment, worn about the waist and hips to support or shape the body. A corset is usually made of elasticized material, stiffened with bone or boning, provided with garters, and fastened with a zipper or laces. (SYN) stays. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) a close-fitting outer garment, especially a laced bodice. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to fit a corset on; dress in a corset. </DL>
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<B>corset cover,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a woman's undergarment, a kind of bodice, usually sleeveless, for wearing over a corset. </DL>
<A NAME="corseted">
<B>corseted, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> wearing a corset. </DL>
<A NAME="corsetiere">
<B>corsetiere, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who makes, sells, or fits corsets, girdles, and other foundation garments. </DL>
