Corrupt Definition
Origin of Corrupt
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From Middle English corrupten, from Old French corropt, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpō, corrumpere (“to destroy, ruin, injure, spoil, corrupt, bribe”), from com- (“together”) + rumpere (“to break in pieces”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Latin corruptus past participle of corrumpere to destroy com- intensive pref. com– rumpere to break reup- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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