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corrupt
English
Alternative forms
- corrumpt (archaic)
- corrump (obsolete)
- corroupt (rare)
Etymology
From Middle English corrupten, derived from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrump?, corrumpere (“to destroy, ruin, injure, spoil, corrupt, bribe”), from com- (“together”) + rumpere (“to break in pieces”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k????pt/
- Rhymes: -?pt
Adjective
corrupt (comparative more corrupt, superlative most corrupt)
- In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.
- The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.
- The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
- Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.
- The text of the manuscript is corrupt.
- It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open.
- In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.
- with such corrupt and pestilent bread to feed them.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "corrupt" is often applied: practice, state, country, nation, regime, city, government, person, man, politician, leader, mayor, judge, member, minister, file, database, document, woman.
Synonyms
- corrupted
Translations
Verb
corrupt (third-person singular simple present corrupts, present participle corrupting, simple past and past participle corrupted)
- (transitive) To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert.
- And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
- (archaic, intransitive) To become putrid, tainted, or otherwise impure; to putrefy; to rot.
- he entrails, which are the parts aptest to corrupt
- To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify.
- To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.
- Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt.
Translations
Related terms
- corruptible
- corruption
- incorruptible
References
- corrupt in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- corrupt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin corruptus or from Middle French corrupt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??r?pt/
- Hyphenation: cor?rupt
- Rhymes: -?pt
Adjective
corrupt (comparative corrupter, superlative corruptst)
- corrupt (lacking integrity, being prone to discriminating, open to bribes, etc.)
- (textual criticism) corrupt (containing (many) errors)
- deprave, morally corrupt
Inflection
Related terms
- corrumperen
- corruptie
Descendants
- Afrikaans: korrup
- ? Indonesian: korup
- ? West Frisian: korrupt
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin corruptus.
Adjective
corrupt m (feminine singular corrupte, masculine plural corrupts, feminine plural corruptes)
- corrupt (impure; not in its original form)
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base
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: b?s, IPA(key): /be?s/
- Hyphenation: base
- Rhymes: -e?s
- Homophone: bass
Etymology 1
From Middle English base, bas, baas, from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek ????? (básis). Doublet of basis.
Noun
base (plural bases)
- Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
- A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
- A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
- The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
- A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
- The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
- (cooking, painting, pharmacy) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
- A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ure to this entry?)
- (cosmetics) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
- (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.
- Important areas in games and sports.
- A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
- (baseball) One of the four places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out when the ball is in play.
- (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
- (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
- (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
- (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
- (geometry) The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
- (heraldry) The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.
- (heraldry) The lower part of the field. See escutcheon.
- (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
- The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.
- (mathematics) Synonym of radix.
- (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
- (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
- (group theory) A sequence of elements not jointly stabilized by any nontrivial group element.
- (acrobatics, cheerleading) In hand-to-hand balance, the person who supports the flyer; the person that remains in contact with the ground.
- (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
- (music) Dated form of bass.
- 1682, John Dryden, Mac Flecknoe
- The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
- 1682, John Dryden, Mac Flecknoe
- (military, historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
- (archaic) The housing of a horse.
- (historical, in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
- (obsolete) The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
- (obsolete) An apron.
- 1613, John Marston, The Insatiate Countess
- bakers in their linen bases
- 1613, John Marston, The Insatiate Countess
- A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Lyman to this entry?)
- (politics) A group of voters who almost always support a single party's candidates for elected office.
- (Marxism) The forces and relations of production that produce the necessities and amenities of life.
- A material that holds paint or other materials together; a binder.
- (aviation) Short for base leg.
Synonyms
- (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid): alkali
Antonyms
- (chemical compound that will neutralize an alkali): acid
- (end of a leaf): apex
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
base (third-person singular simple present bases, present participle basing, simple past and past participle based)
- (transitive) To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
- (transitive) To be located (at a particular place).
- (acrobatics, cheerleading) To act as a base; to be the person supporting the flyer.
- 2005, John T. Warren, Laura B. Lengel, Casting Gender: Women and Performance in Intercultural Context, ?ISBN, page 73:
- Apart from time taken out during radio- and chemotherapy, Maurs continued to participate in POW. She would base a flyer in a double balance and make the audience laugh with her clowning antics for two more shows.
- 2005, John T. Warren, Laura B. Lengel, Casting Gender: Women and Performance in Intercultural Context, ?ISBN, page 73:
Derived terms
- base on
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English base, bas, from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus (“low”). Cognate with Spanish bajo, Italian basso and base.
Adjective
base (comparative baser or more base, superlative basest or most base)
- (obsolete) Low in height; short.
- Low in place or position.
- (obsolete) Of low value or degree.
- If thou livest in paine and sorrow, thy base courage is the cause of it, To die there wanteth but will.
- (archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
- 1623, Francis Bacon, De Augmentis Scientiarum
- a peasant and base swain
- 1623, Francis Bacon, De Augmentis Scientiarum
- Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
- 1551, Ralph Robynson (translator}, More's Utopia
- a cruel act of a base and a cowardish mind
- 1551, Ralph Robynson (translator}, More's Utopia
- (now rare) Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
- Designating those metals which are not classed as precious or noble.
- Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
- (obsolete) Of illegitimate birth; bastard.
- Not classical or correct.
- base Latin
- Obsolete form of bass.
- (law) Not held by honourable service.
Usage notes
- Said of fellows, motives, occupations, etc.
Synonyms
- (low, short): little, petite, short
- (of position): low-lying, lowland
- (of value): See Thesaurus:insignificant
- (vulgar, common): common, low-born, lowly, plebeian, vulgar
- (immoral): See Thesaurus:despicable or Thesaurus:evil
- (of inferior quality): See Thesaurus:low-quality
- (describing metals):
- (of illegitimate birth): See Thesaurus:illegitimate
- (not classical):
- (not held by honourable service):
Antonyms
- likeable
- desirable
- admirable
- noble
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
Probably a specific use of Etymology 1, above; perhaps also a development of the plural of bar.
Noun
base (uncountable)
- (now chiefly US, historical) The game of prisoners' bars. [from 15th c.]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.8:
- So ran they all, as they had bene at bace, / They being chased that did others chase.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.8:
Etymology 4
Variant forms.
Noun
base
- Alternative form of BASE
Derived terms
- base jumper
- base jumping
Further reading
- base on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Base in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
- base in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- base in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Abes, EABs, EBSA, baes
Afrikaans
Noun
base
- plural of baas
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek ????? (básis).
Noun
base f (plural bases)
- base
Related terms
- basar
- básicu
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek ????? (básis).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?ba.z?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?ba.ze/
Noun
base f (plural bases)
- base
- basis
- grounding
- foundation
Derived terms
- base de dades
Related terms
- basar
- basal
- bàsic
Further reading
- “base” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?bas?]
Noun
base
- dative singular of basa
- locative singular of basa
- vocative singular of bas
- locative singular of bas
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?ba?z?]
Noun
base f
- Obsolete form of báze.
Declension
Danish
Noun
base c (singular definite basen, plural indefinite baser)
- (chemistry) base (generally understood to be a Brønsted-Lowry base)
- (military) base
- headquarters
Declension
Synonyms
- (headquarters): hovedkvarter
Dutch
Alternative forms
- basis (obsolete in this sense)
Etymology
Borrowed from French base, from Latin basis. Doublet of basis. Also a distant doublet of komst, via Proto-Indo-European *g???tis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ba?.z?/
- Hyphenation: ba?se
- Rhymes: -a?z?
Noun
base f (plural basen, diminutive basetje n)
- (chemistry) base (class of compounds), alkali
Synonyms
- loog
Antonyms
- zuur
Derived terms
- basisch
- basenpaar
- basenvolgorde
- Lewisbase
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: basa
References
- “base” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
French
Etymology
From Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek ????? (básis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baz/, /b?z/
- (France) IPA(key): [baz]
- (Quebec, formal) IPA(key): [b??z]
- (Quebec, informal) IPA(key): [b???z]
Noun
base f (plural bases)
- base (bottom part of something)
- base (safe place)
- base, basis (fundamental belief)
- (chemistry) base
Derived terms
Further reading
- “base” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek ????? (básis).
Noun
base f (plural bases)
- base
Related terms
- basear
- básico
Italian
Etymology
From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek ????? (básis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ba.ze/
Noun
base f (plural basi)
- base, alkaline
- basis
- (figuratively) mainstay
Antonyms
- sommità, altezza
Related terms
- basare
- basico
- basilare
- di base
- in base a
Latin
Noun
base
- ablative singular of basis
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French base, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek ?????? (básis), from Proto-Indo-European *g?émtis.
Alternative forms
- bace, bas, baas, basse
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ba?s(?)/
Noun
base (plural bases)
- A foundation or base; the bottom of a building.
- The foundation, base, or bottom of a column, statue, or vase.
- (rare) Padding inserted below a horse's bridle.
- (rare) A hand's palm; the section of a hand below the fingers.
- (rare) The bottom portion of a dress.
- (rare, alchemy) The mix of metals used as a base for alchemical operations.
Descendants
- English: base
- Scots: base
References
- “b?s(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-03.
Etymology 2
Adjective
base
- Alternative form of bas
Etymology 3
Noun
base
- Alternative form of bace
Moore
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bà.se/
Verb
base
- to leave
- to cancel, stop, cease
- to abandon, throw away
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /?pase/
Verb
base
- inflection of bassit:
- present indicative connegative
- second-person singular imperative
- imperative connegative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English base, and French base (“in chemistry”)
Noun
base m (definite singular basen, indefinite plural baser, definite plural basene)
- (chemistry, military, general) a base
Derived terms
References
- “base” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English base, and French base (“in chemistry”)
Noun
base m (definite singular basen, indefinite plural basar, definite plural basane)
- (chemistry, military, general) a base
Derived terms
- basisk
- database
- marinebase
- militærbase
References
- “base” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek ????? (básis).
Noun
base f (oblique plural bases, nominative singular base, nominative plural bases)
- base (bottom part; supporting part)
Descendants
- French: base
- ? Middle English: base, bace, bas, baas, basse
- English: base
- Scots: base
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (base, supplement)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek ????? (básis).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /?ba.z?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?ba.zi/, [?bä.z??]
Noun
base f (plural bases)
- basis
- base
- (chemistry) base
- groundwork
Antonyms
- (chemistry): acid
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin basis, from Ancient Greek ????? (básis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?base/, [?ba.se]
Noun
base f (plural bases)
- base
- basis
- (linear algebra) basis
- Base on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
- grounding
- foundation
- (basketball) point guard
- Base on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
- (baseball) base
Derived terms
- a base de
- a base de bien
- barrebases
- base de datos
- placa base
Related terms
- basar
- basal
- básico
Verb
base
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of basar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of basar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of basar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of basar.
Venetian
Adjective
base f
- feminine plural of baso
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