corrupted

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /kəˈrʌptɪd/ UK /kəˈrʌptɪd/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
made dishonest, debased, or damaged from an original state

The corrupted file could no longer be opened.

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Synonyms

1 adj · made dishonest, debased, or... debased depravedtaintedperverted degraded rotten spoiled

Opposites

pure honest uncorrupted wholesome intact

Word family

Related forms corrupt corruption corruptible rupture

Etymology

Past participle of 'corrupt', from Latin 'corruptus', past participle of 'corrumpere' ('to destroy, spoil'), from 'cor-' (intensive) plus 'rumpere' ('to break').

corruptus Latin rumpere Latin

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# corrupted

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** kəˈrʌptɪd
**IPA (UK):** kəˈrʌptɪd

## Meanings
1. made dishonest, debased, or damaged from an original state

## Examples
- The corrupted file could no longer be opened.

## Synonyms
- debased
- depraved
- tainted
- perverted
- degraded
- rotten
- spoiled

## Antonyms
- pure
- honest
- uncorrupted
- wholesome
- intact

## Related Forms
- corrupt
- corruption
- corruptible
- rupture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: corruptus
- Root: rumpere

## Etymology
Past participle of 'corrupt', from Latin 'corruptus', past participle of 'corrumpere' ('to destroy, spoil'), from 'cor-' (intensive) plus 'rumpere' ('to break').

## AI Etymology
Corrupted is the past participle of 'corrupt', from Latin 'corruptus', past participle of 'corrumpere' ('to destroy, spoil'), from 'cor-' (intensive) plus 'rumpere' ('to break'). The historical trail runs through Latin corruptus and Latin rumpere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means made dishonest, debased, or damaged from an original state. Related forms include corrupt, corruption, corruptible, rupture.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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