CORRUMPENS, corrumpens
Sounds Like: kor-RUM-pens
Translations: corrupting, destroying, spoiling, bribing, a corrupting one
From the root: CORRUMPO
Part of Speech: Verb, Adjective
Explanation: This word is the present active participle of the Latin verb 'corrumpo'. It describes an action that is currently happening or ongoing. It can function as an adjective, meaning 'corrupting' or 'destroying', or as a noun, referring to 'one who corrupts' or 'that which corrupts'. It implies an action of spoiling, ruining, or morally corrupting something or someone.
Inflection: Present Participle, Active Voice, Nominative Singular (Masculine, Feminine, Neuter) or Accusative Singular (Neuter)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
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