Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to corrupt
Participle: corrupted
Gerund: corrupting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | corrupt |
| you | corrupt |
| he;she;it | corrupts |
| we | corrupt |
| you | corrupt |
| they | corrupt |
Perfect
| I | have corrupted |
| you | have corrupted |
| he;she;it | has corrupted |
| we | have corrupted |
| you | have corrupted |
| they | have corrupted |
Past
| I | corrupted |
| you | corrupted |
| he;she;it | corrupted |
| we | corrupted |
| you | corrupted |
| they | corrupted |
Pluperfect
| I | had corrupted |
| you | had corrupted |
| he;she;it | had corrupted |
| we | had corrupted |
| you | had corrupted |
| they | had corrupted |
Future
| I | will corrupt |
| you | will corrupt |
| he;she;it | will corrupt |
| we | will corrupt |
| you | will corrupt |
| they | will corrupt |
Future Perfect
| I | will have corrupted |
| you | will have corrupted |
| he;she;it | will have corrupted |
| we | will have corrupted |
| you | will have corrupted |
| they | will have corrupted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | corrupt |
| you | corrupt |
| he;she;it | corrupt |
| we | corrupt |
| you | corrupt |
| they | corrupt |
Perfect
| I | have corrupted |
| you | have corrupted |
| he;she;it | have corrupted |
| we | have corrupted |
| you | have corrupted |
| they | have corrupted |
Imperfect
| I | corrupted |
| you | corrupted |
| he;she;it | corrupted |
| we | corrupted |
| you | corrupted |
| they | corrupted |
Pluperfect
| I | had corrupted |
| you | had corrupted |
| he;she;it | had corrupted |
| we | had corrupted |
| you | had corrupted |
| they | had corrupted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would corrupt |
| you | would corrupt |
| he;she;it | would corrupt |
| we | would corrupt |
| you | would corrupt |
| they | would corrupt |
Perfect
| I | would have corrupted |
| you | would have corrupted |
| he;she;it | would have corrupted |
| we | would have corrupted |
| you | would have corrupted |
| they | would have corrupted |
Imperative
| you | corrupt |
| we | Let's corrupt |
| you | corrupt |
Verbs conjugated like 'corrupt'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'corrupt'
correct,
corrump,
irrupt,
abrupt,
carrot,
cherup,
chirrup,
circuit,
co-opt,
coadapt,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make or render worse
- adulterate, aggravate, canker, contaminate, debase, debauch, defile, deflower, degrade, deteriorate, envenom, exacerbate, impair, infect, pejorate, set back, stain, vitiate, weaken
- lure
- seduce, buy, bribe, reach, demoralize, fix, entice, smear
- pervert
- degrade, debase, demean, debauch, deprave, lower, canker, vitiate
- pollute
- poison, adulterate, rot, contaminate, stain, defile, sully, infect
- falsify
- misrepresent, misstate, belie, garble, disguise, color, varnish, counterfeit
Antonyms
- lure
- repel, repulse, disgust, revolt
- pollute
- purify, purge, honor, respect
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300, from L.
corruptus, pp. of
corrumpere "to destroy, spoil, bribe," from
com- intens. prefix +
rup-, pp. stem of
rumpere "to break" (see rupture).
2. 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”).
Verbs referencing "corrupt"
Finnish with old forms
korruptoida.
Sample Sentences
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[...] has half their number under his eye at once; the remaining half being equally under the observation of another officer on the opposite side; and all in one great apartment. Unless this watch be corrupted or sleeping on his post, it is impossible for a man to escape; for even in the event of his forcing the iron door of his cell without noise (which is exceedingly improbable ), the moment he appears [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] and one by no means flattering to the national standard of honesty and honour. That can scarcely be a high state of moral feeling which imagines a gentleman of repute and station, likely to be corrupted, in the discharge of his duty, by the present of a snuff-box, or a richly-mounted sword, or an Eastern shawl; and surely the Nation who reposes confidence in her appointed servants, is likely to be [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)