Corrupt
Corrupt verb - To influence someone with a bribe.
Usage example: he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council
Fix is a synonym for corrupt in influence topic. In some cases you can use "Fix" instead a verb "Corrupt", when it comes to topics like pervert, lure, bribe, grease someone's palm. informal substitute
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Vilgax tries to corrupt him into becoming a universe conquering tyrant by pointing out that Ben could do anything, and fix everything with that much power at his fingertips.
Source: Physical God -
Later, he tells Bruce that Gotham is too corrupt to save and believes that Gotham should be destroyed; rather than Bruce's belief that there are good people in Gotham who can fix it.
Source: Film / Batman Begins -
Several people including Naruto, Euphemia, and Lelouch, call him out on the ridiculousness and outright hypocrisy of his actions but Suzaku insists that they're wrong for overthrowing the corrupt system instead of trying to fix it.
Source: Insane Troll Logic
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Fix and Corrupt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/corrupt/fix
Corrupt & Fix. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/corrupt/fix>.
Fix or Corrupt. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/corrupt/fix.
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