CORRUMPO, corrumpo
Sounds Like: kor-RUM-poh
Translations: corrupt, spoil, destroy, ruin, bribe, pervert, defile
From the root: CORRUMPO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: Corrumpo is a Latin verb meaning 'to corrupt,' 'to spoil,' 'to destroy,' 'to ruin,' or 'to bribe.' It is often used to describe the physical decay or destruction of something, but can also refer to the moral degradation or perversion of a person or institution. It is a compound word formed from 'con-' (meaning 'together' or 'thoroughly') and 'rumpo' (meaning 'to break').
Inflection: First Person Singular, Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, CORRUMPO.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- CORRUMPENS — corrupting, destroying, spoiling, bribing, a corrupting one
- CORRUPTUS — corrupted, spoiled, ruined, damaged, debased, bribed, a corrupted (thing)
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