单词 | corrupting |
释义 | corruptingn. The action of corrupt v. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > decay or decaying decas1393 decay1523 corrupting1565 fretting1582 marcor1646 contabescence1650 rot1663 decayedness1702 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > instance of corruption > [noun] > action corrupting1565 society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > [noun] > corrupting adulteration1502 corrupting1565 empoisonmenta1626 debauching1645 corruption1654 society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > [noun] > corrupting > making venial corrupting1565 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > misapplication > perversion pervertinga1450 corrupting1565 inversion1616 perversion1622 obtortion1650 corruption1654 1565–78 T. Cooper Thesaurus Manus in iudicio abstinere..to refraine giving bribes, and corrupting of judges. a1626 F. Bacon New Atlantis Without all corrupting. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. xii. 244 By the gradual corruptings of the Traditions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online January 2018). corruptingadj. 1. That corrupts (transitive): see the verb. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > misrepresentation > [adjective] corrupting1509 flaring1593 subreptive1599 misrepresentative1735 misrepresenting1754 misdescriptive1903 the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [adjective] > making corrupting1509 poisonful1520 infectivea1522 poisonous1555 infectious1574 seducing?1574 corruptful1596 depraving1606 corruptive1609 leavenous1649 poisonala1660 depravative1682 demoralizing1794 blotching1865 the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > [adjective] > tending to pervert corrupting1509 violent1535 viperine1647 perversive1862 pervertive1901 society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > [adjective] > corrupting > making venial corrupting1509 society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > [adjective] > corrupting corruptful1596 corruptive1609 leavenous1649 corrupting1792 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. cxiiii That whiche is wryten, both playne and holely By theyr corruptynge and vnlawfull glose..they brynge to damnable heresy. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iv. ii. 35 Knowst thou not any whom corrupting gold Would tempt vnto a close exploit of death. View more context for this quotation 1605 Play Stucley in R. Simpson School of Shakspere (1878) 219 The way..by force or by corrupting gold, To step into the throne. 1792 E. Burke Corr. (1844) III. 436 Power is a very corrupting thing, especially low and jobbish power. 1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. 263 A tyranny more degrading and corrupting than any she had hitherto experienced. 2. That undergoes corruption; becoming corrupt. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > corruption or putridness > [adjective] > corrupt or putrid rottingeOE foulOE rotted?c1225 rottena1250 corruptc1380 putrefieda1413 putrid?a1425 ranka1425 rottenly1435 pourryc1450 moskin1531 corrupped1533 corrupting1567 attainted1573 rot1573 putrefacted1574 baggage1576 tainted1577 pury1602 putrefactious1609 putrefactive1610 taint1620 putrescent1624 festerous1628 putid1660 scandalous1676 rottenish1691 putrefying1746–7 septic1746 corrupted1807 decomposing1833 decomposed1846 seething1875 the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > rotten or putrefied > becoming rotten or putrefied rottingeOE corrupting1567 putrefactive1610 putrescent1624 festerous1628 putrefying1746–7 1567 Triall of Treasure sig. Aiiiv Howe be it, it is not golde alwayes that doth shine, But corrupting Copper of small valuation. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth V. 95 Fed with every kind of flesh, whether fresh or corrupting. 1860 J. Ruskin Mod. Painters V. 160 When..living, we called it pure..when..corrupting..we call it impure. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1565adj.1509 |
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