corrompere
to corrupt
verb kor-ROM-peh-reh Rare
Origin: From Latin corrumpere, to destroy completely.
Also means
to bribe
Usage Note
Corrompere is irregular: past participle corrotto, past historic io corruppi. It means both to bribe (corrompere un funzionario, to bribe an official) and to morally corrupt (il potere corrompe). The reflexive corrompersi means to become corrupted or to rot (of food). Auxiliary avere; the reflexive takes essere.
Examples
"Ha cercato di corrompere il giudice con del denaro."
Natural Translation
He tried to bribe the judge with money.
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