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单词 rebribe
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rebribev.

Brit. /riːˈbrʌɪb/, U.S. /riˈbraɪb/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, bribe v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + bribe v.
transitive. To bribe again; to give another bribe to (a person).
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [verb (transitive)] > bribe > again
rebribe1602
over-bribe1748
1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus iv. ii. 1646 It is vsuall with them..to be bribed and rebribed on the one side, then to be feed and refeed of the other.
1685 Bp. S. Parker Relig. & Loyalty: 2nd Pt. i. 131 They bribe Macedonius..who thereupon prevails with the Emperour to reverse his Rescript against them, whereupon they return home with triumph, and rebribe Volventius the Governour.
1849 T. De Quincey Eng. Mail-coach in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Oct. 488/2 The whole corporation was constantly bribed, rebribed and often sur-rebribed.
1966 G. M. Ostrander Nevada 72 Sutro himself took up quarters in Carson City and righteously rebribed the legislators to the extent of an estimated $250,000.
1995 Houston Chron. (Nexis) 8 Apr. They were coaxed, bribed and re-bribed by the West..to accept 49 percent of the Bosnian territory to reach a peaceful settlement.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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