corromper

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin corrumpere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʁõˈpe(ʁ)/ [ko.hõˈpe(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ko.ʁõˈpe(ɾ)/ [ko.hõˈpe(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ko.ʁõˈpe(ʁ)/ [ko.χõˈpe(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ʁõˈpe(ɻ)/ [ko.hõˈpe(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ʁõˈpeɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.ʁõˈpe.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: cor‧rom‧per

Verb

corromper (first-person singular present corrompo, first-person singular preterite corrompi, past participle corrompido)

  1. (transitive) to corrupt (to change from good to bad)
  2. (transitive) to taint (to contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
    Synonyms: contaminar, infectar, macular

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin corrumpere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koromˈpeɾ/ [ko.rõmˈpeɾ]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: co‧rrom‧per

Verb

corromper (first-person singular present corrompo, first-person singular preterite corrompí, past participle corrompido)

  1. to corrupt
  2. to bribe, to pervert
  3. to rot

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