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English verb: suborn | |||
| 1. | suborn (social) incite to commit a crime or an evil deed | ||
| Samples | He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate | ||
| 2. | suborn (communication) procure (false testimony or perjury) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | procure, secure | ||
| Verb group | suborn | ||
| 3. | suborn (communication) induce to commit perjury or give false testimony | ||
| Samples | The President tried to suborn false witnesses. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate | ||
| Cause | perjure | ||
| Verb group | suborn | ||
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