corrompere — meaning in English

English meaning

• bribe noun Money or a favor given to someone to influence their decision dishonestly.
• corrupt adj Willing to act dishonestly, especially by taking bribes, in exchange for personal gain.
• subvert verb To weaken or destroy an established system, authority, or institution, often secretly.

Senses

corrompere is used for these senses in English:

• corrupt (transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
• pay off (transitive, informal) To bribe, especially to deter oversight.
• subvert (transitive) To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.

bribe — full definition

1. noun Money or a favor given to someone to influence their decision dishonestly.
2. verb To offer someone money or a favor to influence them dishonestly.

corrupt — full definition

1. adj Willing to act dishonestly, especially by taking bribes, in exchange for personal gain.
2. verb To cause someone to act dishonestly, or to damage the integrity of something.

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