Corrupt and Respect

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Corrupt verb - To lower in character, dignity, or quality.

Usage example: some observers believe that grossly violent movies corrupt the people who watch them as well as the people who make them

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Respect is an antonym for corrupt in pervert topic.

Respect verb - To think very highly or favorably of.

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Corrupt is an antonym for respect.

spirit	corrupt spirit	respect spirit
wish	corrupt wish	respect wish
faith	corrupt faith	respect faith
power	corrupt power	respect power
Other words: hero, people, god, environment, time, way, money, code, anyone, orders, opponents, creatures, heroes.

It's why he works to free the local Bugis community from their corrupt overlords and gains their respect hence the nickname Lord Jim.

Source: Literature / Lord Jim
In the Punk Hazard arc, the corrupt Vice-Admiral Vergo demands that Law call him "Vergo-san," a form of respect due to their shared past and Vergo's higher position in Doflamingo's empire, and beats the crap out of him whenever he doesn't.

Source: Insistent Terminology / Anime and Manga
Yates himself takes the nickname of "The Company" a little too literally, operating more like an ambitious, young Corrupt Corporate Executive, than a professional government agent with respect for the rule of law.

Source: Film / American Ultra

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