To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state.
To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
A con game played with a chain, belt or string that is laid down to form two open loops. The mark places a finger or stick in one of the loops to try to secure the chain when it gets lifted, but the con artist is able to prevent this no matter which loop was chosen.