suborn
suborn definition
sub·orn (sə bôrn′)
transitive verb
- to get or bring about through bribery or other illegal methods
- to induce or instigate (another) to do something illegal, esp. to commit perjury
Etymology: L subornare, to furnish or supply, instigate, incite secretly < sub-, under + ornare, to furnish, adorn: see ornament
Related Forms:
- suborner sub·orn′er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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