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▪ I. † subornate, pa. pple. and ppl. a. Obs.
[ad. L. subornātus, pa. pple. of subornāre to suborn.]
Suborned.
1430–1Rolls of Parlt. IV. 375/2 Certeyns subornatz proves and persones of hir assent and covyne. 1432–50tr. Higden (Rolls) III. 63 Iulius Proculus, subornate by the Romanes, seide Romulus to haue apperede to hym. 1533Bellenden Livy i. xvi. (S.T.S.) I. 91 Þe sonnys of Ancus (quhilkis has subornate þir lymmaris to sla þe king). 1560Maitl. Club Misc. III. 225 Sche saw Jonet Watsone subornate and seducit be Williame and then repellet. 1590Barrow & Greenwood in Confer. 33 Your subornate witnesses.
b. adj. ? Underhand, false.
a1548Hall Chron., Hen. VI, 169 The cloked gentlenes, and subornate fashion of the duke of Yorke.
▪ II. † subornate, v. Obs.
[f. L. subornāt-, pa. ppl. stem of subornāre to suborn.]
= suborn.
1537Instit. Christen man A 7 Subornatynge fals wytnesse. a1548Hall Chron., Edw. IV. (1550) 40 The Frenche Kyng..caused a varlet to be subornated, in a cote armure of Fraunce. 1553Brende Q. Curtius x. 6 He did subornate certain lewde persons..to bring in false accusations against him. |