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- pronunciation:
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ruhpt
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not honest; wicked.
败坏的
The judge sent those corrupt men to prison.法官将那些败坏的人送入监狱。- synonyms:
- dishonest, immoral
- antonyms:
- honest, just, moral, upright
- similar words:
- bad, base, crooked, dirty, wicked
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| definition 2: |
able to be bribed.
腐败的
They found that the police officer was not corrupt.他们发现警官不腐败。- synonyms:
- crooked, dishonest, shady
- antonyms:
- honest, innocent
- similar words:
- bad, immoral
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| related words: |
dishonest, disreputable, foul, improper |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
corrupts, corrupting, corrupted |
| definition 1: |
to cause to become dishonest or wicked.
使堕落
A group of bad friends corrupted her.一群坏朋友使她堕落了。- similar words:
- mislead, poison, rot, ruin, spoil, tarnish
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| definition 2: |
to bribe.
贿赂
The honest police officer could not be corrupted with offers of money.诚实的警官不会被送来的金钱贿赂。- synonyms:
- bribe
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| related words: |
poison, soil |
| derivations: |
corruptive (adj.), corruptedly (adv.), corruptly (adv.), corruptedness (n.), corrupter (n.), corruptness (n.) |
The word corrupt
contains the following parts:
cor-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix cor-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with "r." See com-.
Example words:
rupt
Latin
root
that means to break, burst
Example words:
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