suborn

Verb

Meaning

To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken.

To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shanghai dragoon have take influence pressure square buy bias fix corrupt induce prejudice lure sway
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Antonyms

prevent damage block resolve crush discourage
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Hypernyms

have make cause get secure corrupt

Related terms

ornate ornament adorn subornation

Derivatives

suborned suborning

Anagrams

Burson

Examples

The President tried to suborn false witnesses Source: Internet

He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife Source: Internet

Or the “housing schemes” and arranging for the nationalized Bauxite Industry to mirror the SILWF arrangement “to reward its supporters and suborn its opponents”, as noted by Carl Greenidge in his book. Source: Internet

"While government agents are permitted to coach cooperating witnesses during the course of an investigation, they are not permitted to suborn the commission of a crime." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

suborganization suborgasmic suborificial subornable subornation subornative