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English verb: grease one's palms | |||
| 1. | grease one's palms (possession) make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence | ||
| Samples | This judge can be bought. | ||
| Synonyms | bribe, buy, corrupt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buy off, pay off, sop | ||
| Domain category | crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense | ||
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