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suborn definition

sub·orn (sə bôrn)

transitive verb

  1. to get or bring about through bribery or other illegal methods
  2. 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

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