corrupting

Questions about corrupting

What does corrupting mean?

corrupting means "seducing into corrupt practices". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in corrupting?

corrupting has 3 syllables: cor-rup-ting. The stress falls on "rup". In IPA it is /kɚˈʌptɪŋ/.

What is another word for corrupting?

Close synonyms include degrading, contaminating. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is corrupting a common word?

corrupting is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.