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Latin
Etymology
From con- + ruo.
Pronunciation
Verb
corruō (present infinitive corruere, perfect active corruī, supine corrutum); third conjugation
- (intransitive) to fall down, totter, collapse
- Synonyms: cadō, incurrō, accidō, incidō, occidō, ruō
- Antonym: orior
- (transitive) (rare) to overthrow
- Synonyms: pellō, profligō, tollō, accidō, occidō
Conjugation
Descendants
References
- “corruo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- corruo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
- “corruo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- corruo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.