corromper

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin corrumpere.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: cor‧rom‧per

Verb

corromper (first-person singular present corrompo, first-person singular preterite corrompi, past participle corrompido)

  1. (transitive) to corrupt (to change from good to bad)
  2. (transitive) to taint (to contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
    Synonyms: contaminar, infectar, macular

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin corrumpere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koromˈpeɾ/
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  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: co‧rrom‧per

Verb

corromper (first-person singular present corrompo, first-person singular preterite corrompí, past participle corrompido)

  1. to corrupt
  2. to bribe, to pervert
  3. to rot

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