corrumpo

Latin

Etymology

  • con- +‎ rumpō

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    corrumpō (present infinitive corrumpere, perfect active corrūpī, supine corruptum); third conjugation

    1. to pervert, corrupt, deprave or infect
      Synonyms: delēniō, aggredior
    2. to gain to oneself by gifts, etc.; bribe
      Synonym: largior
    3. to spoil or rot
    4. to taint or contaminate
    5. to tempt or seduce

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    References

    • corrumpo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • corrumpo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • corrumpo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to be led astray, corrupted by the allurements of pleasure: voluptatis blanditiis corrumpi
      • to be demoralised, corrupted: corrumpi, depravari