Definitions
alter from the original
Word origin
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”).
Used in a sentence
“The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.”
“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.”
“At what ease Might corrupt minds procure knaves as corrupt To swear against you.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Crooked”7 letters
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