corrumpo

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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, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be led astray, corrupted by the allurements of pleasure: voluptatis blanditiis corrumpi
    • to be demoralised, corrupted: corrumpi, depravari