† coˈrrup, -ˈuppe, v. Obs.
[prob. partly due to taking the pa. pple. and pa. tense corrupt as corrup + t: cf. the Sc. corruppit.]
By-form of corrupt v. Hence coˈrrupped ppl. a.
| 1483 Cath. Angl. 76 To Corrupe, corru[m]pere. 1533 Gau Richt Vay (1887) 17 In thair corruppit mind. 1535 Coverdale Eccl. x. 1 Deed flyes y{supt} corruppe swete oyntment. a 1536 Tindale Expos. 1 John ii. 15 To corruppe the Scripture with false gloses. 1552 Abp. Hamilton Catech. (1884) 11 Potegareis that sellis corruppit drogaris. Ibid. 91 Thai corrup the ayre with the exempil of thair unclein lyfe. |