rumpo

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rumpo, rūpi, ruptum ( inf. paragog. rumpier, Afran. Com. 127), 3, v. a. [root rup], to break, burst, tear, rend, rive, rupture; to break asunder, burst in pieces, force open, etc. (very freq. and class.; a favorite word of the Aug. poets; cf. frango).

Lit.: SI MEMBRVM RVPIT NI CVM EO PACIT TALIO ESTO, Lex XII. Tab. ap. Fest. S. V. TALIO, p. 274; and ap. Gell. 20, 1, 14; cf. Cato ap. Prisc. p. 710 P.:

vincula,

Lucr. 3, 83; Cic. Cat. 4, 4, 8; id. Tusc. 1, 30, 74; Prop. 4, 10, 4; Verg. A. 10, 233 al.:

catenas,

Prop. 3, 13, 11; Hor. S. 2, 7, 70; Ov. Am. 3, 11, 3:

frena pudoris,

Prop. 4, 18, 3:

obstantia claustra,

Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 9:

teretes plagas (aper),

id. C. 1, 1, 28:

pontem,

to break down, Liv. 7, 9; cf.:

rupti torrentibus pontes,

Quint. 2, 13, 16:

montem aceto (Hannibal),

Juv. 10, 153:

Alpes,

Sil. 11, 135:

arcum,

Phaedr. 3, 14, 10:

plumbum (aqua),

Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 20:

carinam (sinus Noto remugiens),

id. Epod. 10, 20:

tenta cubilia tectaque,

id. ib. 12, 12:

vestes,

Ov. M. 6, 131; cf.:

tenues a pectore vestes,

id. A. A. 3, 707:

sinus pariterque capillos,

id. M. 10, 722:

linum ruptum aut turbata cera,

Quint. 12, 8, 13:

praecordia ferro,

to penetrate, Ov. M. 6, 251; 5, 36; cf.:

guttura cultro,

to cut, id. ib. 15, 465:

colla securi,

id. ib. 12, 249:

nubem (vis venti),

to sunder, rive, Lucr. 6, 432:

fulmen nubes rumpit,

Sen. Q. N. 2, 58, 1:

spiritus rumpit nubes,

id. ib. 2, 54, 3:

ruptae nubes et in pronum solutae,

id. ib. 5, 12, 1:

caelum,

Sil. 3, 196:

polum,

id. 1, 135: turbo ruptus, breaking or bursting forth, Verg. A. 2, 416 et saep.:

tuā causā rupi ramices,

burst, ruptured, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 30:

suos ramices,

id. Poen. 3, 1, 37:

inflatas vesiculas,

Cic. Div. 2, 14, 33:

pectora fremitu (leones),

Lucr. 3, 297:

illius immensae ruperunt horrea messes,

filled to repletion, Verg. G. 1, 49; Col. 10, 307:

frugibus rupta congestis horrea,

Sid. 1, 6:

ilia,

Cat. 11, 20; 80, 7; Verg. E. 7, 26; cf. with a personal object:

rupit Iarbitam Timagenis aemula lingua, Dum, etc.,

Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 15.—Esp. reflexively, to burst or split one ' s self, to burst, split, etc.:

me rupi causā currendo tuā,

Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 43; id. Capt. prol. 14; Lucil. ap. Non. 88, 11; 382, 23:

ut me ambulando rumperet,

Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 21:

non, si te ruperis, Par eris,

Hor. S. 2, 3, 319.— Mid.: ego misera risu clandestino rumpier, to burst, split, Afran. ap. Non. 382, 21 (Com. Rel. p. 154 Rib.); so,

frigidus in pratis cantando rumpitur anguis,

Verg. E. 8, 71:

quā (licentiā audacium) ante rumpebar, nunc ne movear quidem,

could have burst, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 1:

et inflatas rumpi vesiculas,

id. Div. 2, 14, 33; cf.:

rumpantur iniqui, Vicimus,

Prop. 1, 8, 27:

miser Rumperis (sc. irā) et latras,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 136: rumpere viam, iter, etc., to force a passage, make one ' s way by force: ferro rumpenda per hostes Est via, a passage must be burst or forced through, Verg. A. 10, 372; cf.:

eo nisi corporibus armisque rupere cuneo viam,

Liv. 2, 50:

rupta via,

Quint. 9, 4, 63:

viam igne,

Stat. Th. 8, 469:

iter ferro,

Sil. 4, 196 (with reserare viam);

15, 782: Alpes,

id. 11, 135:

rupto sonuit sacer aequore Titan,

Val. Fl. 2, 37:

cursus,

id. ib. 1, 3; Sil. 7, 568 et saep.:

rumpere media agmina,

to burst through, break through, Verg. A. 12, 683; cf.:

proelia misso equo,

Prop. 3, 11, 64 (4, 10, 62):

ruptā mersum caput obruit undā,

Ov. M. 11, 569:

mediam aciem,

Liv. 26, 5:

pugnantibus acies rumpenda,

Just. 1, 6, 11:

ordines,

Liv. 6, 13:

aditus,

Verg. A. 2, 494:

parvos hiatus,

Sil. 5, 616:

fontem,

to break open, cause to break forth, Ov. M. 5, 257:

fontes abyssae magnae,

Vulg. Gen. 7, 11: se rumpere, to break out, burst forth ( = erumpere):

ubi sub lucem densa inter nubila sese Diversi rumpent radii,

Verg. G. 1, 446:

tantus se nubibus imber Ruperat,

id. A. 11, 548:

unde altus primum se erumpit Enipeus,

id. G. 4, 368; so,

rumpi, in mid. force: dum amnes ulli rumpuntur fontibus,

id. ib. 3, 428:

alicui reditum,

to cut off, Hor. Epod. 13, 15.— Absol.: offendit, fregit, rumpit, icit poculo, wounds, Afran. ap. Non. 124, 6 (Com. Rel. p. 173 Rib.); so, si quis rumpet occidetve insciens ne fraus esto, an ancient form of rogation in Liv. 22, 10, 5; cf. Dig. 9, 2, 27, § 17. —

Trop., to break, violate, destroy, annul, make void, interrupt, etc.:

hunc quisquam... foedera scientem neglexisse, violasse, rupisse dicere audebit?

Cic. Balb. 5, 13; so,

foedera,

Lucr. 2, 254; Auct. Her. 4, 14, 20; Liv. 9, 1; 21, 10; Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 35:

foedus,

Liv. 3, 25, 5; 42, 40, 3:

imperium,

Curt. 10, 2, 15; Tac. A. 13, 36; id. H. 3, 19:

sacramenti religionem,

Liv. 28, 27:

reverentiam sacramenti,

Tac. H. 1, 12:

fidem induciarum, pacis, etc.,

Liv. 9, 40 fin.; 24, 29; Verg. G. 4, 213; Flor. 4, 2, 16:

jus gentium,

Liv. 4, 17:

hostium jus et sacra legationis et fas gentium,

Tac. A. 1, 42:

rogationes vos rogatas rumpitis,

Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 24:

edicta,

Hor. C. 4, 15, 22:

decreta,

Ov. M. 15, 780:

leges,

Luc. 4, 175:

constat, agnascendo rumpi testamentum,

is made void, Cic. de Or. 1, 57, 241; cf.:

jura testamentorum ruptorum aut ratorum,

id. ib. 1, 38, 173:

nuptias,

Hor. C. 1, 15, 7:

amores,

Verg. A. 4, 292:

condiciones pacis,

Vell. 2, 48, 5:

obsequium,

Suet. Galb. 16:

fata aspera,

Verg. A. 6, 882:

fati necessitatem humanis consiliis,

Liv. 1, 42:

ne me e somno excitetis et rumpatis visum,

break in upon, interrupt, Cic. Rep. 6, 12, 12; so,

somnum,

Verg. A. 7, 458; cf. Sen. Ep. 51, 12:

sacra,

Verg. A. 8, 110:

carmina,

Tib. 2, 3, 20:

novissima verba,

Ov. A. A. 1, 539:

ut vero amplexus fessi rupere supremos,

Val. Fl. 5, 32:

strepitu silentia rumpi,

Lucr. 4, 583:

silentia (verbis),

Verg. A. 10, 64; Ov. M. 1, 208; 11, 598; Hor. Epod. 5, 85; Val. Fl. 3, 509; Plin. Pan. 55, 4:

diutinum silentium,

App. M. 10, p. 239, 14:

taciturnitatem,

Tac. A. 1, 74:

patientiam,

Suet. Tib. 24:

en age, segnes Rumpe moras,

break off, end delay, Verg. G. 3, 43; so,

rumpe moras,

id. A. 4, 569; 9, 13; Ov. M. 15, 583 Bach, N. cr.; Val. Fl. 1, 306; Mart. 2, 64, 9; Plin. Ep. 5, 11, 2; cf.:

rumpunt moras,

Luc. 1, 264:

otia,

Verg. A. 6, 813.— Poet.: rumpit has imo pectore voces, breaks forth, breaks out in, gives vent to, utters, etc., Verg. A. 11, 377; so,

vocem,

id. ib. 2, 129; 3, 246; Sil. 8, 301; Tac. A. 6, 20:

questus,

Verg. A. 4, 553; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 249:

gemitum,

Sil. 4, 458.

rumpi

rumpus

to break, shatter, interrupt, annull, violate.

ab-rumpo, ūpi, uptum, 3, v. a., to break off something violently, to rend, tear, sever ( poet.; seldom used before the Aug. per., only once in Cic., but afterw. by Verg., Ov., and the histt. often).

Lit.: vincla abrupit equus (transl. of the Homeric desmon aporrêxas, Il. 6, 507), Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 509 Vahl.); so, nec Lethaea valet Theseus abrumpere caro vincula Pirithoo, * Hor. C. 4, 7, 27; cf. Verg. A. 9, 118:

abrupti nubibus ignes,

torn from, Lucr. 2, 214; cf.

with the fig. reversed, in Verg.: ingeminant abruptis nubibus ignes, A. 3, 199: abrupto sidere,

i. e. hidden by clouds, id. ib. 12, 451:

plebs velut abrupta a cetero populo,

broken off, torn from, Liv. 3, 19, 9.—

Trop.:

(legio Martia) se prima latrocinio Antonii abrupit,

first freed itself, Cic. Phil. 14, 12:

abrumpere vitam,

to break the thread of life, Verg. A. 8, 579; 9, 497;

so later, abrumpere fata,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 893, or, medios annos, Luc. 6, 610:

abrumpere vitam a civitate,

to leave it, in order to live elsewhere, Tac. A. 16, 28 fin.:

fas,

to destroy, violate, Verg. A. 3, 55:

medium sermonem,

to break off, interrupt, id. ib. 4, 388; cf.

abruptus: omnibus inter victoriam mortemve abruptis,

since all means of escape, except victory or death, were taken from us, Liv. 21, 44, 8.—Hence, ab-ruptus, a, um, P. a., broken off from, separated, esp. of places, inaccessible, or difficult of access.

Lit., of places, precipitous, steep (syn.:

praeceps, abscissus): locus in pedum mille altitudinem abruptus,

Liv. 21, 36:

(Roma) munita abruptis montibus,

Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 67; Tac. A. 2, 23:

petra undique abscissa et abrupta,

Curt. 7, 11.—Also absol.: abruptum, i, n., a steep ascent or descent; cf. praeceps:

vastos sorbet in abruptum fluctus,

she swallows down her gulf, Verg. A. 3, 422.—

Trop., broken, disconnected, abrupt:

Sallustiana brevitas et abruptum sermonis genus,

Quint. 4, 2, 45:

contumacia,

stubborn, Tac. A. 4, 20.— Comp., Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138; Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 1.— Sup., Plin. Ep. 9, 39, 5.— Absol.:

per abrupta,

by rough, dangerous ways, Tac. Agr. 42 fin. (cf. supra: abrupta contumacia).— Adv.: abruptē.

Lit., in broken manner, here and there:

palantes flammarum ardores,

Amm. 17, 7, 8.—

Trop., of conduct, hastily, inconsiderately, Just. 2, 15, 4;

of discourse,

abruptly, Quint. 3, 8, 6; 4, 1, 79;

also,

simply, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 19.— Comp., Amm. 20, 11.

ab-rumpo, ūpi, uptum, 3, v. a., to break off something violently, to rend, tear, sever ( poet.; seldom used before the Aug. per., only once in Cic., but afterw. by Verg., Ov., and the histt. often).

Lit.: vincla abrupit equus (transl. of the Homeric desmon aporrêxas, Il. 6, 507), Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 509 Vahl.); so, nec Lethaea valet Theseus abrumpere caro vincula Pirithoo, * Hor. C. 4, 7, 27; cf. Verg. A. 9, 118:

abrupti nubibus ignes,

torn from, Lucr. 2, 214; cf.

with the fig. reversed, in Verg.: ingeminant abruptis nubibus ignes, A. 3, 199: abrupto sidere,

i. e. hidden by clouds, id. ib. 12, 451:

plebs velut abrupta a cetero populo,

broken off, torn from, Liv. 3, 19, 9.—

Trop.:

(legio Martia) se prima latrocinio Antonii abrupit,

first freed itself, Cic. Phil. 14, 12:

abrumpere vitam,

to break the thread of life, Verg. A. 8, 579; 9, 497;

so later, abrumpere fata,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 893, or, medios annos, Luc. 6, 610:

abrumpere vitam a civitate,

to leave it, in order to live elsewhere, Tac. A. 16, 28 fin.:

fas,

to destroy, violate, Verg. A. 3, 55:

medium sermonem,

to break off, interrupt, id. ib. 4, 388; cf.

abruptus: omnibus inter victoriam mortemve abruptis,

since all means of escape, except victory or death, were taken from us, Liv. 21, 44, 8.—Hence, ab-ruptus, a, um, P. a., broken off from, separated, esp. of places, inaccessible, or difficult of access.

Lit., of places, precipitous, steep (syn.:

praeceps, abscissus): locus in pedum mille altitudinem abruptus,

Liv. 21, 36:

(Roma) munita abruptis montibus,

Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 67; Tac. A. 2, 23:

petra undique abscissa et abrupta,

Curt. 7, 11.—Also absol.: abruptum, i, n., a steep ascent or descent; cf. praeceps:

vastos sorbet in abruptum fluctus,

she swallows down her gulf, Verg. A. 3, 422.—

Trop., broken, disconnected, abrupt:

Sallustiana brevitas et abruptum sermonis genus,

Quint. 4, 2, 45:

contumacia,

stubborn, Tac. A. 4, 20.— Comp., Plin. 11, 37, 51, § 138; Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 1.— Sup., Plin. Ep. 9, 39, 5.— Absol.:

per abrupta,

by rough, dangerous ways, Tac. Agr. 42 fin. (cf. supra: abrupta contumacia).— Adv.: abruptē.

Lit., in broken manner, here and there:

palantes flammarum ardores,

Amm. 17, 7, 8.—

Trop., of conduct, hastily, inconsiderately, Just. 2, 15, 4;

of discourse,

abruptly, Quint. 3, 8, 6; 4, 1, 79;

also,

simply, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 19.— Comp., Amm. 20, 11.

cor-rumpo ( conr-), rāpi, ruptum (rumptum), 3, v. a. (orig., to break to pieces; hence),

To destroy, ruin, waste, bring to naught (class., but less freq. than in the signif. II.].

Lit.:

reliquum frumentum flumine atque incendio corruperunt,

Caes. B. G. 7, 55:

domum et semet igni conrumpunt,

Sall. J. 76, 6; cf.:

plura igni,

id. ib. 92, 3;

92, 8: res familiares,

id. ib. 64, 5:

ungues dentibus,

i. e. to bite, Prop. 2, 4, 3 (13).—

Trop.:

diem,

Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 31:

animo male'st: corrupta sum atque absumpta sum,

id. Am. 5, 1, 6:

se suasque spes,

Sall. J. 33, 4:

illos dubitando et dies prolatando magnas opportunitates corrumpere,

to lose, id. C. 43, 3:

consilia,

Vell. 2, 57, 3:

libertatem,

Tac. A. 1, 75:

foedera,

Sil. 12, 303:

omnem prospectum,

id. 5, 34 al. —

With regard to the physical or moral quality of an object, to corrupt, mar, injure, spoil, adulterate, make worse, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).

Lit.:

corrumpitur jam cena,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 102; so,

prandium,

Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 49:

conclusa aqua facile conrumpitur,

Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20; cf.:

aquarum fontes,

Sall. J. 55, 8:

corrupitque lacus, infecit pabula leto,

Verg. G. 3, 481:

coria igni ac lapidibus,

Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

ne plora, oculos corrumpis,

Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

ocellos lacrimis,

Ov. Am. 3, 6, 57:

artus febribus,

id. H. 19 (20), 117; cf.:

stomachum (medicamentum),

Scrib. Comp. 137:

umor ex hordeo aut frumento in quandam similitudinem vini corruptus,

fermented, Tac. G. 23 init.:

vinum in acorem corrumpitur,

Macr. S. 7, 12, 11.— Poet., without the access. idea of impairing:

ebur corrumpitur ostro,

is stained, Stat. Achill. 1, 308.—

Trop. (so most freq.),

Of personal objects, to corrupt, seduce, entice, mislead:

perde rem, Corrumpe erilem filium,

Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 20; 1, 1, 27 sq.; cf. id. Bacch. 3, 3, 15:

me ex amore hujus esse corrumptum,

id. As. 5, 2, 33; Ter. And. 2, 3, 22:

mulierem,

id. Heaut. 2, 2, 2; cf.

feminas,

Suet. Caes. 50:

(vitiosi principes) non solum obsunt, ipsi quod corrumpuntur, sed etiam quod corrumpunt,

Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 32:

quos (milites) soluto imperio, licentia atque lascivia corruperat,

Sall. J. 39, 5; cf. id. C. 53, 5 et saep.—

In partic., to gain to one's self by gifts, etc.; to bribe, buy over, etc.

With abl.:

aliquem pecuniā,

Cic. Off. 2, 15, 53; Sall. J. 34, 1:

auro,

id. ib. 32, 3:

pretio, Cic'. Caecin. 25, 72: turpi largitione,

id. Planc. 15, 37:

donis,

Sall. J. 97, 2:

muneribus,

Hor. S. 1, 9, 57 et saep.—

Without abl.:

ne alios corrumpas, cum me non potueris,

Nep. Epam. 4, 3; id. Lys. 3, 2 bis; Sall. J. 29, 2; Hor. S. 2, 2, 9 et saep.—

Of things as objects, to corrupt, adulterate, falsify, spoil, mar, etc.:

litteras publicas,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 93:

tabulas publicas,

id. ib. 2, 2, 42, § 104; id. Rosc. Am. 44, 128:

mores civitatis (opp. corrigere),

id. Leg. 3, 14, 32; Quint. 1, 2, 4:

disciplinam,

Tac. H. 3, 49:

fides, quam nec cupiditas corrumpat, nec gratia avertat,

Quint. 12, 1, 24:

totidem generibus corrumpitur oratio, quot ornatur,

id. 8, 3, 58:

nomen eorum paulatim Libyes corrupere,

Sall. J. 18, 10; cf. Ov. F. 5, 195:

multo dolore corrupta voluptas,

imbittered, Hor. S. 1, 2, 39:

gratiam,

to forfeit, Phaedr. 4, 24, 18:

(littera) continuata cum insequente in naturam ejus corrumpitur,

Quint. 8, 3, 45; cf.:

oris plurima vitia in peregrinum sonum corrupti,

id. 1, 1, 13:

quamvis sciam non corrumpi in deterius quae aliquando etiam a malis... fiunt,

Plin. Ep. 5, 3, 6:

ineluctabilis fatorum vis consilia corrumpit,

Vell. 2, 57, 3.—

In partic. (acc. to II. B. b.), to bribe:

nutricis fidem,

Ov. M. 6, 461.—Hence, corruptus ( conr-, cŏrup-), a, um, P. a., spoiled, marred, corrupted, bad.

Lit.:

caelum,

Lucr. 6, 1135 Munro ad loc.; cf.:

tractus caeli,

Verg. A. 3, 138: aqua corruptior jam salsiorque, Auct. B. Alex. 6 fin.:

iter factum corruptius imbri,

Hor. S. 1, 5, 95 al. —

Trop.

Of the forms of words, mutilated, corrupted (opp. integer), Quint. 1, 5, 68.—

Bad, corrupt:

quis corruptor juventutis, quis corruptus, qui? etc.,

Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7:

homines conruptissimi,

Sall. H. 1, 48, 7 Dietsch.— Subst.: corrupta, ōrum, n., the spoiled parts (of the body), Cels. praef. § 43.— Adv.: corruptē, corruptly, perversely, incorrectly (very rare): judicare neque depravate neque corrupte, * Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71: pronuntiare verba, in a mutilated manner, Gell. 13, 30, 9.— Comp.:

explicare,

Sen. Contr. 2, 9:

intimi libertorum servorumque corruptius quam in privatā domo habiti,

Tac. H. 1, 22; cf. 2, 12 Halm.

cor-rumpo ( conr-), rāpi, ruptum (rumptum), 3, v. a. (orig., to break to pieces; hence),

To destroy, ruin, waste, bring to naught (class., but less freq. than in the signif. II.].

Lit.:

reliquum frumentum flumine atque incendio corruperunt,

Caes. B. G. 7, 55:

domum et semet igni conrumpunt,

Sall. J. 76, 6; cf.:

plura igni,

id. ib. 92, 3;

92, 8: res familiares,

id. ib. 64, 5:

ungues dentibus,

i. e. to bite, Prop. 2, 4, 3 (13).—

Trop.:

diem,

Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 31:

animo male'st: corrupta sum atque absumpta sum,

id. Am. 5, 1, 6:

se suasque spes,

Sall. J. 33, 4:

illos dubitando et dies prolatando magnas opportunitates corrumpere,

to lose, id. C. 43, 3:

consilia,

Vell. 2, 57, 3:

libertatem,

Tac. A. 1, 75:

foedera,

Sil. 12, 303:

omnem prospectum,

id. 5, 34 al. —

With regard to the physical or moral quality of an object, to corrupt, mar, injure, spoil, adulterate, make worse, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).

Lit.:

corrumpitur jam cena,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 102; so,

prandium,

Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 49:

conclusa aqua facile conrumpitur,

Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20; cf.:

aquarum fontes,

Sall. J. 55, 8:

corrupitque lacus, infecit pabula leto,

Verg. G. 3, 481:

coria igni ac lapidibus,

Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

ne plora, oculos corrumpis,

Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

ocellos lacrimis,

Ov. Am. 3, 6, 57:

artus febribus,

id. H. 19 (20), 117; cf.:

stomachum (medicamentum),

Scrib. Comp. 137:

umor ex hordeo aut frumento in quandam similitudinem vini corruptus,

fermented, Tac. G. 23 init.:

vinum in acorem corrumpitur,

Macr. S. 7, 12, 11.— Poet., without the access. idea of impairing:

ebur corrumpitur ostro,

is stained, Stat. Achill. 1, 308.—

Trop. (so most freq.),

Of personal objects, to corrupt, seduce, entice, mislead:

perde rem, Corrumpe erilem filium,

Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 20; 1, 1, 27 sq.; cf. id. Bacch. 3, 3, 15:

me ex amore hujus esse corrumptum,

id. As. 5, 2, 33; Ter. And. 2, 3, 22:

mulierem,

id. Heaut. 2, 2, 2; cf.

feminas,

Suet. Caes. 50:

(vitiosi principes) non solum obsunt, ipsi quod corrumpuntur, sed etiam quod corrumpunt,

Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 32:

quos (milites) soluto imperio, licentia atque lascivia corruperat,

Sall. J. 39, 5; cf. id. C. 53, 5 et saep.—

In partic., to gain to one's self by gifts, etc.; to bribe, buy over, etc.

With abl.:

aliquem pecuniā,

Cic. Off. 2, 15, 53; Sall. J. 34, 1:

auro,

id. ib. 32, 3:

pretio, Cic'. Caecin. 25, 72: turpi largitione,

id. Planc. 15, 37:

donis,

Sall. J. 97, 2:

muneribus,

Hor. S. 1, 9, 57 et saep.—

Without abl.:

ne alios corrumpas, cum me non potueris,

Nep. Epam. 4, 3; id. Lys. 3, 2 bis; Sall. J. 29, 2; Hor. S. 2, 2, 9 et saep.—

Of things as objects, to corrupt, adulterate, falsify, spoil, mar, etc.:

litteras publicas,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 93:

tabulas publicas,

id. ib. 2, 2, 42, § 104; id. Rosc. Am. 44, 128:

mores civitatis (opp. corrigere),

id. Leg. 3, 14, 32; Quint. 1, 2, 4:

disciplinam,

Tac. H. 3, 49:

fides, quam nec cupiditas corrumpat, nec gratia avertat,

Quint. 12, 1, 24:

totidem generibus corrumpitur oratio, quot ornatur,

id. 8, 3, 58:

nomen eorum paulatim Libyes corrupere,

Sall. J. 18, 10; cf. Ov. F. 5, 195:

multo dolore corrupta voluptas,

imbittered, Hor. S. 1, 2, 39:

gratiam,

to forfeit, Phaedr. 4, 24, 18:

(littera) continuata cum insequente in naturam ejus corrumpitur,

Quint. 8, 3, 45; cf.:

oris plurima vitia in peregrinum sonum corrupti,

id. 1, 1, 13:

quamvis sciam non corrumpi in deterius quae aliquando etiam a malis... fiunt,

Plin. Ep. 5, 3, 6:

ineluctabilis fatorum vis consilia corrumpit,

Vell. 2, 57, 3.—

In partic. (acc. to II. B. b.), to bribe:

nutricis fidem,

Ov. M. 6, 461.—Hence, corruptus ( conr-, cŏrup-), a, um, P. a., spoiled, marred, corrupted, bad.

Lit.:

caelum,

Lucr. 6, 1135 Munro ad loc.; cf.:

tractus caeli,

Verg. A. 3, 138: aqua corruptior jam salsiorque, Auct. B. Alex. 6 fin.:

iter factum corruptius imbri,

Hor. S. 1, 5, 95 al. —

Trop.

Of the forms of words, mutilated, corrupted (opp. integer), Quint. 1, 5, 68.—

Bad, corrupt:

quis corruptor juventutis, quis corruptus, qui? etc.,

Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7:

homines conruptissimi,

Sall. H. 1, 48, 7 Dietsch.— Subst.: corrupta, ōrum, n., the spoiled parts (of the body), Cels. praef. § 43.— Adv.: corruptē, corruptly, perversely, incorrectly (very rare): judicare neque depravate neque corrupte, * Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71: pronuntiare verba, in a mutilated manner, Gell. 13, 30, 9.— Comp.:

explicare,

Sen. Contr. 2, 9:

intimi libertorum servorumque corruptius quam in privatā domo habiti,

Tac. H. 1, 22; cf. 2, 12 Halm.

cor-rumpo ( conr-), rāpi, ruptum (rumptum), 3, v. a. (orig., to break to pieces; hence),

To destroy, ruin, waste, bring to naught (class., but less freq. than in the signif. II.].

Lit.:

reliquum frumentum flumine atque incendio corruperunt,

Caes. B. G. 7, 55:

domum et semet igni conrumpunt,

Sall. J. 76, 6; cf.:

plura igni,

id. ib. 92, 3;

92, 8: res familiares,

id. ib. 64, 5:

ungues dentibus,

i. e. to bite, Prop. 2, 4, 3 (13).—

Trop.:

diem,

Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 31:

animo male'st: corrupta sum atque absumpta sum,

id. Am. 5, 1, 6:

se suasque spes,

Sall. J. 33, 4:

illos dubitando et dies prolatando magnas opportunitates corrumpere,

to lose, id. C. 43, 3:

consilia,

Vell. 2, 57, 3:

libertatem,

Tac. A. 1, 75:

foedera,

Sil. 12, 303:

omnem prospectum,

id. 5, 34 al. —

With regard to the physical or moral quality of an object, to corrupt, mar, injure, spoil, adulterate, make worse, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).

Lit.:

corrumpitur jam cena,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 102; so,

prandium,

Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 49:

conclusa aqua facile conrumpitur,

Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20; cf.:

aquarum fontes,

Sall. J. 55, 8:

corrupitque lacus, infecit pabula leto,

Verg. G. 3, 481:

coria igni ac lapidibus,

Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

ne plora, oculos corrumpis,

Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

ocellos lacrimis,

Ov. Am. 3, 6, 57:

artus febribus,

id. H. 19 (20), 117; cf.:

stomachum (medicamentum),

Scrib. Comp. 137:

umor ex hordeo aut frumento in quandam similitudinem vini corruptus,

fermented, Tac. G. 23 init.:

vinum in acorem corrumpitur,

Macr. S. 7, 12, 11.— Poet., without the access. idea of impairing:

ebur corrumpitur ostro,

is stained, Stat. Achill. 1, 308.—

Trop. (so most freq.),

Of personal objects, to corrupt, seduce, entice, mislead:

perde rem, Corrumpe erilem filium,

Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 20; 1, 1, 27 sq.; cf. id. Bacch. 3, 3, 15:

me ex amore hujus esse corrumptum,

id. As. 5, 2, 33; Ter. And. 2, 3, 22:

mulierem,

id. Heaut. 2, 2, 2; cf.

feminas,

Suet. Caes. 50:

(vitiosi principes) non solum obsunt, ipsi quod corrumpuntur, sed etiam quod corrumpunt,

Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 32:

quos (milites) soluto imperio, licentia atque lascivia corruperat,

Sall. J. 39, 5; cf. id. C. 53, 5 et saep.—

In partic., to gain to one's self by gifts, etc.; to bribe, buy over, etc.

With abl.:

aliquem pecuniā,

Cic. Off. 2, 15, 53; Sall. J. 34, 1:

auro,

id. ib. 32, 3:

pretio, Cic'. Caecin. 25, 72: turpi largitione,

id. Planc. 15, 37:

donis,

Sall. J. 97, 2:

muneribus,

Hor. S. 1, 9, 57 et saep.—

Without abl.:

ne alios corrumpas, cum me non potueris,

Nep. Epam. 4, 3; id. Lys. 3, 2 bis; Sall. J. 29, 2; Hor. S. 2, 2, 9 et saep.—

Of things as objects, to corrupt, adulterate, falsify, spoil, mar, etc.:

litteras publicas,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 93:

tabulas publicas,

id. ib. 2, 2, 42, § 104; id. Rosc. Am. 44, 128:

mores civitatis (opp. corrigere),

id. Leg. 3, 14, 32; Quint. 1, 2, 4:

disciplinam,

Tac. H. 3, 49:

fides, quam nec cupiditas corrumpat, nec gratia avertat,

Quint. 12, 1, 24:

totidem generibus corrumpitur oratio, quot ornatur,

id. 8, 3, 58:

nomen eorum paulatim Libyes corrupere,

Sall. J. 18, 10; cf. Ov. F. 5, 195:

multo dolore corrupta voluptas,

imbittered, Hor. S. 1, 2, 39:

gratiam,

to forfeit, Phaedr. 4, 24, 18:

(littera) continuata cum insequente in naturam ejus corrumpitur,

Quint. 8, 3, 45; cf.:

oris plurima vitia in peregrinum sonum corrupti,

id. 1, 1, 13:

quamvis sciam non corrumpi in deterius quae aliquando etiam a malis... fiunt,

Plin. Ep. 5, 3, 6:

ineluctabilis fatorum vis consilia corrumpit,

Vell. 2, 57, 3.—

In partic. (acc. to II. B. b.), to bribe:

nutricis fidem,

Ov. M. 6, 461.—Hence, corruptus ( conr-, cŏrup-), a, um, P. a., spoiled, marred, corrupted, bad.

Lit.:

caelum,

Lucr. 6, 1135 Munro ad loc.; cf.:

tractus caeli,

Verg. A. 3, 138: aqua corruptior jam salsiorque, Auct. B. Alex. 6 fin.:

iter factum corruptius imbri,

Hor. S. 1, 5, 95 al. —

Trop.

Of the forms of words, mutilated, corrupted (opp. integer), Quint. 1, 5, 68.—

Bad, corrupt:

quis corruptor juventutis, quis corruptus, qui? etc.,

Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7:

homines conruptissimi,

Sall. H. 1, 48, 7 Dietsch.— Subst.: corrupta, ōrum, n., the spoiled parts (of the body), Cels. praef. § 43.— Adv.: corruptē, corruptly, perversely, incorrectly (very rare): judicare neque depravate neque corrupte, * Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71: pronuntiare verba, in a mutilated manner, Gell. 13, 30, 9.— Comp.:

explicare,

Sen. Contr. 2, 9:

intimi libertorum servorumque corruptius quam in privatā domo habiti,

Tac. H. 1, 22; cf. 2, 12 Halm.

cor-rumpo ( conr-), rāpi, ruptum (rumptum), 3, v. a. (orig., to break to pieces; hence),

To destroy, ruin, waste, bring to naught (class., but less freq. than in the signif. II.].

Lit.:

reliquum frumentum flumine atque incendio corruperunt,

Caes. B. G. 7, 55:

domum et semet igni conrumpunt,

Sall. J. 76, 6; cf.:

plura igni,

id. ib. 92, 3;

92, 8: res familiares,

id. ib. 64, 5:

ungues dentibus,

i. e. to bite, Prop. 2, 4, 3 (13).—

Trop.:

diem,

Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 31:

animo male'st: corrupta sum atque absumpta sum,

id. Am. 5, 1, 6:

se suasque spes,

Sall. J. 33, 4:

illos dubitando et dies prolatando magnas opportunitates corrumpere,

to lose, id. C. 43, 3:

consilia,

Vell. 2, 57, 3:

libertatem,

Tac. A. 1, 75:

foedera,

Sil. 12, 303:

omnem prospectum,

id. 5, 34 al. —

With regard to the physical or moral quality of an object, to corrupt, mar, injure, spoil, adulterate, make worse, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).

Lit.:

corrumpitur jam cena,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 102; so,

prandium,

Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 49:

conclusa aqua facile conrumpitur,

Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20; cf.:

aquarum fontes,

Sall. J. 55, 8:

corrupitque lacus, infecit pabula leto,

Verg. G. 3, 481:

coria igni ac lapidibus,

Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

ne plora, oculos corrumpis,

Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

ocellos lacrimis,

Ov. Am. 3, 6, 57:

artus febribus,

id. H. 19 (20), 117; cf.:

stomachum (medicamentum),

Scrib. Comp. 137:

umor ex hordeo aut frumento in quandam similitudinem vini corruptus,

fermented, Tac. G. 23 init.:

vinum in acorem corrumpitur,

Macr. S. 7, 12, 11.— Poet., without the access. idea of impairing:

ebur corrumpitur ostro,

is stained, Stat. Achill. 1, 308.—

Trop. (so most freq.),

Of personal objects, to corrupt, seduce, entice, mislead:

perde rem, Corrumpe erilem filium,

Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 20; 1, 1, 27 sq.; cf. id. Bacch. 3, 3, 15:

me ex amore hujus esse corrumptum,

id. As. 5, 2, 33; Ter. And. 2, 3, 22:

mulierem,

id. Heaut. 2, 2, 2; cf.

feminas,

Suet. Caes. 50:

(vitiosi principes) non solum obsunt, ipsi quod corrumpuntur, sed etiam quod corrumpunt,

Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 32:

quos (milites) soluto imperio, licentia atque lascivia corruperat,

Sall. J. 39, 5; cf. id. C. 53, 5 et saep.—

In partic., to gain to one's self by gifts, etc.; to bribe, buy over, etc.

With abl.:

aliquem pecuniā,

Cic. Off. 2, 15, 53; Sall. J. 34, 1:

auro,

id. ib. 32, 3:

pretio, Cic'. Caecin. 25, 72: turpi largitione,

id. Planc. 15, 37:

donis,

Sall. J. 97, 2:

muneribus,

Hor. S. 1, 9, 57 et saep.—

Without abl.:

ne alios corrumpas, cum me non potueris,

Nep. Epam. 4, 3; id. Lys. 3, 2 bis; Sall. J. 29, 2; Hor. S. 2, 2, 9 et saep.—

Of things as objects, to corrupt, adulterate, falsify, spoil, mar, etc.:

litteras publicas,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 93:

tabulas publicas,

id. ib. 2, 2, 42, § 104; id. Rosc. Am. 44, 128:

mores civitatis (opp. corrigere),

id. Leg. 3, 14, 32; Quint. 1, 2, 4:

disciplinam,

Tac. H. 3, 49:

fides, quam nec cupiditas corrumpat, nec gratia avertat,

Quint. 12, 1, 24:

totidem generibus corrumpitur oratio, quot ornatur,

id. 8, 3, 58:

nomen eorum paulatim Libyes corrupere,

Sall. J. 18, 10; cf. Ov. F. 5, 195:

multo dolore corrupta voluptas,

imbittered, Hor. S. 1, 2, 39:

gratiam,

to forfeit, Phaedr. 4, 24, 18:

(littera) continuata cum insequente in naturam ejus corrumpitur,

Quint. 8, 3, 45; cf.:

oris plurima vitia in peregrinum sonum corrupti,

id. 1, 1, 13:

quamvis sciam non corrumpi in deterius quae aliquando etiam a malis... fiunt,

Plin. Ep. 5, 3, 6:

ineluctabilis fatorum vis consilia corrumpit,

Vell. 2, 57, 3.—

In partic. (acc. to II. B. b.), to bribe:

nutricis fidem,

Ov. M. 6, 461.—Hence, corruptus ( conr-, cŏrup-), a, um, P. a., spoiled, marred, corrupted, bad.

Lit.:

caelum,

Lucr. 6, 1135 Munro ad loc.; cf.:

tractus caeli,

Verg. A. 3, 138: aqua corruptior jam salsiorque, Auct. B. Alex. 6 fin.:

iter factum corruptius imbri,

Hor. S. 1, 5, 95 al. —

Trop.

Of the forms of words, mutilated, corrupted (opp. integer), Quint. 1, 5, 68.—

Bad, corrupt:

quis corruptor juventutis, quis corruptus, qui? etc.,

Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7:

homines conruptissimi,

Sall. H. 1, 48, 7 Dietsch.— Subst.: corrupta, ōrum, n., the spoiled parts (of the body), Cels. praef. § 43.— Adv.: corruptē, corruptly, perversely, incorrectly (very rare): judicare neque depravate neque corrupte, * Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71: pronuntiare verba, in a mutilated manner, Gell. 13, 30, 9.— Comp.:

explicare,

Sen. Contr. 2, 9:

intimi libertorum servorumque corruptius quam in privatā domo habiti,

Tac. H. 1, 22; cf. 2, 12 Halm.

cor-rumpo ( conr-), rāpi, ruptum (rumptum), 3, v. a. (orig., to break to pieces; hence),

To destroy, ruin, waste, bring to naught (class., but less freq. than in the signif. II.].

Lit.:

reliquum frumentum flumine atque incendio corruperunt,

Caes. B. G. 7, 55:

domum et semet igni conrumpunt,

Sall. J. 76, 6; cf.:

plura igni,

id. ib. 92, 3;

92, 8: res familiares,

id. ib. 64, 5:

ungues dentibus,

i. e. to bite, Prop. 2, 4, 3 (13).—

Trop.:

diem,

Plaut. Men. 4, 2, 31:

animo male'st: corrupta sum atque absumpta sum,

id. Am. 5, 1, 6:

se suasque spes,

Sall. J. 33, 4:

illos dubitando et dies prolatando magnas opportunitates corrumpere,

to lose, id. C. 43, 3:

consilia,

Vell. 2, 57, 3:

libertatem,

Tac. A. 1, 75:

foedera,

Sil. 12, 303:

omnem prospectum,

id. 5, 34 al. —

With regard to the physical or moral quality of an object, to corrupt, mar, injure, spoil, adulterate, make worse, etc. (very freq., and class. in prose and poetry).

Lit.:

corrumpitur jam cena,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 102; so,

prandium,

Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 49:

conclusa aqua facile conrumpitur,

Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 20; cf.:

aquarum fontes,

Sall. J. 55, 8:

corrupitque lacus, infecit pabula leto,

Verg. G. 3, 481:

coria igni ac lapidibus,

Caes. B. C. 2, 10:

ne plora, oculos corrumpis,

Plaut. Merc. 3, 1, 3; cf.:

ocellos lacrimis,

Ov. Am. 3, 6, 57:

artus febribus,

id. H. 19 (20), 117; cf.:

stomachum (medicamentum),

Scrib. Comp. 137:

umor ex hordeo aut frumento in quandam similitudinem vini corruptus,

fermented, Tac. G. 23 init.:

vinum in acorem corrumpitur,

Macr. S. 7, 12, 11.— Poet., without the access. idea of impairing:

ebur corrumpitur ostro,

is stained, Stat. Achill. 1, 308.—

Trop. (so most freq.),

Of personal objects, to corrupt, seduce, entice, mislead:

perde rem, Corrumpe erilem filium,

Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 20; 1, 1, 27 sq.; cf. id. Bacch. 3, 3, 15:

me ex amore hujus esse corrumptum,

id. As. 5, 2, 33; Ter. And. 2, 3, 22:

mulierem,

id. Heaut. 2, 2, 2; cf.

feminas,

Suet. Caes. 50:

(vitiosi principes) non solum obsunt, ipsi quod corrumpuntur, sed etiam quod corrumpunt,

Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 32:

quos (milites) soluto imperio, licentia atque lascivia corruperat,

Sall. J. 39, 5; cf. id. C. 53, 5 et saep.—

In partic., to gain to one's self by gifts, etc.; to bribe, buy over, etc.

With abl.:

aliquem pecuniā,

Cic. Off. 2, 15, 53; Sall. J. 34, 1:

auro,

id. ib. 32, 3:

pretio, Cic'. Caecin. 25, 72: turpi largitione,

id. Planc. 15, 37:

donis,

Sall. J. 97, 2:

muneribus,

Hor. S. 1, 9, 57 et saep.—

Without abl.:

ne alios corrumpas, cum me non potueris,

Nep. Epam. 4, 3; id. Lys. 3, 2 bis; Sall. J. 29, 2; Hor. S. 2, 2, 9 et saep.—

Of things as objects, to corrupt, adulterate, falsify, spoil, mar, etc.:

litteras publicas,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 93:

tabulas publicas,

id. ib. 2, 2, 42, § 104; id. Rosc. Am. 44, 128:

mores civitatis (opp. corrigere),

id. Leg. 3, 14, 32; Quint. 1, 2, 4:

disciplinam,

Tac. H. 3, 49:

fides, quam nec cupiditas corrumpat, nec gratia avertat,

Quint. 12, 1, 24:

totidem generibus corrumpitur oratio, quot ornatur,

id. 8, 3, 58:

nomen eorum paulatim Libyes corrupere,

Sall. J. 18, 10; cf. Ov. F. 5, 195:

multo dolore corrupta voluptas,

imbittered, Hor. S. 1, 2, 39:

gratiam,

to forfeit, Phaedr. 4, 24, 18:

(littera) continuata cum insequente in naturam ejus corrumpitur,

Quint. 8, 3, 45; cf.:

oris plurima vitia in peregrinum sonum corrupti,

id. 1, 1, 13:

quamvis sciam non corrumpi in deterius quae aliquando etiam a malis... fiunt,

Plin. Ep. 5, 3, 6:

ineluctabilis fatorum vis consilia corrumpit,

Vell. 2, 57, 3.—

In partic. (acc. to II. B. b.), to bribe:

nutricis fidem,

Ov. M. 6, 461.—Hence, corruptus ( conr-, cŏrup-), a, um, P. a., spoiled, marred, corrupted, bad.

Lit.:

caelum,

Lucr. 6, 1135 Munro ad loc.; cf.:

tractus caeli,

Verg. A. 3, 138: aqua corruptior jam salsiorque, Auct. B. Alex. 6 fin.:

iter factum corruptius imbri,

Hor. S. 1, 5, 95 al. —

Trop.

Of the forms of words, mutilated, corrupted (opp. integer), Quint. 1, 5, 68.—

Bad, corrupt:

quis corruptor juventutis, quis corruptus, qui? etc.,

Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 7:

homines conruptissimi,

Sall. H. 1, 48, 7 Dietsch.— Subst.: corrupta, ōrum, n., the spoiled parts (of the body), Cels. praef. § 43.— Adv.: corruptē, corruptly, perversely, incorrectly (very rare): judicare neque depravate neque corrupte, * Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71: pronuntiare verba, in a mutilated manner, Gell. 13, 30, 9.— Comp.:

explicare,

Sen. Contr. 2, 9:

intimi libertorum servorumque corruptius quam in privatā domo habiti,

Tac. H. 1, 22; cf. 2, 12 Halm.