suborn
2 synonyms for suborn, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To persuade someone to carry out an illegal or malicious act, especially by corrupt means.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To persuade someone to carry out an illegal or malicious act, especially by corrupt means.
Etymology
PIE word *upó Borrowed from Anglo-Norman suburner, subhorner, and Middle French suborner, subourner (“to induce (someone) to commit a crime (specifically perjury) or wrongdoing”) (modern French suborner (“to suborn; to bribe”)), and from its etymon Latin subōrnāre, the present active infinitive of subōrnō (“to incite,...
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