Corrupt
Corrupt verb - To go through decomposition.
Protect
Protect verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Revolving Door Revolution: The locals of Anbar and Ninevah supported the Islamic State in hopes that it would protect them from a government they felt was corrupt and sectarian.
Source: Useful Notes / The Arab Spring - The (short) story revolves around Nitronic City, where a CORE was built to protect and serve the city until it had gone corrupt.
Source: Video Game / Nitronic Rush -
Destroy Thanatos and merge with Titan to protect the world from corrupt influences.
Source: Video Game / 2027
Cite this Source
Protect and Corrupt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/corrupt/protect
Corrupt & Protect. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/corrupt/protect>.
Protect or Corrupt. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/corrupt/protect.
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