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suborn

/sə'boʊrn/

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verb
incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
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"He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"

type of:
vitiate corrupt debase debauch demoralise demoralize deprave misdirect pervert profane subvert
verb
induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
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"The President tried to suborn false witnesses"

type of:
make get cause have stimulate induce
verb
procure (false testimony or perjury)
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type of:
secure procure

Examples of suborn

"He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
"The President tried to suborn false witnesses"