corrupt

Meaning

Synonyms

grease one’s palms

make dirty

be embezzle

be venal

act dishonestly

change for the worse

make a mess of

treat badly

be a bad influence

make bad

cause to destroy

ill-shapen

badly-behaved

corrupt text

open to bribery

effete

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kəˈɹʌpt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English corrupten, derived from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpō (“to destroy, ruin, injure, spoil, corrupt, bribe”), from com- (“together”) + rumpō (“to break in pieces”).

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