Corrupt and Tempt

Corrupt

Corrupt verb - To influence someone with a bribe.

Usage example: he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council

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Tempt and corrupt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tempt" instead a verb "Corrupt".

Tempt verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

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Corrupt and tempt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Corrupt" instead a verb "Tempt".

Nearby Words: tempting, temptation, tempter

person	corrupt person	tempt person
hero	corrupt hero	tempt hero
people	corrupt people	tempt people
children	corrupt children	tempt children
Other words: god, cast, time, anyone, player, everyone, superman, kids, protagonists.

While his name would not be enough reason to qualify as this trope, Darkseid was certainly one of many beings to successfully tempt Mary Marvel with powers that were sure to corrupt her.

Source: The Dark Side
Subverted, since he is a fairly nice person - although his power does corrupt him enough to tempt him to use it to Murder the Hypotenuse because of jealousy in a Love Triangle.

Source: Film / Enemy at the Gates
In his case we actually see the ring try to corrupt him, only to utterly fail when it can't think of anything to tempt him with that he actually wants.

Source: No Sell

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