Polyglot Dictionary

corromper

/koɾomˈpeɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Negative

Forms

present (yo)
corrompo
preterite (yo)
corrompí
past participle
corrompido

Meaning

  1. to corrupt

    • El poder corrompe.

      Power corrupts.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

viciar

viciar means to corrupt or spoil, often habitually, like polluting the air or corrupting a habit; corromper is more general moral or systemic corruption.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

corromper

corromper is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to corrupt."

Practice

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