subornativeadj.

Brit.

/səˈbɔːnətɪv/, U.S.

/səˈbɔrnədɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suborn v., -ative suffix.

Etymology: < suborn v. + -ative suffix.

Now rare.

Of, relating to, or involved in subornation.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > relating to bribery

venal1718

subornative1827

1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. I. ii. vi. 388 Any work..done..in the subornative line, for the purpose of giving existence to the lie.

1843 Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper 10 Sept. 7/1 A serious charge of [being] subornative and co-operative in robbery with the numerous prostitutes that infest the neighbourhood of the bank, was brought against Police Constable Lea.

1876 M. H. de Zielinska tr. A. S. Pushkin Marie (1877) x. 153 Subornative acts..are also admitted by the science of tactics, and we will profit by your counsel.

1986 H. Lane tr. A. A. R. Bastos I the Supreme 346 The imperial envoy has brought me a hundred Arabian horses as a subornative present from the empire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subornative
释义	subornativeadj. Brit. /səˈbɔːnətɪv/, U.S. /səˈbɔrnədɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suborn v., -ative suffix. Etymology: < suborn v. + -ative suffix. Now rare. Of, relating to, or involved in subornation. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > illegal payment or exaction > [adjective] > of nature of bribe > relating to bribery venal1718 subornative1827 1827 J. Bentham Rationale Judicial Evid. I. ii. vi. 388 Any work..done..in the subornative line, for the purpose of giving existence to the lie. 1843 Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper 10 Sept. 7/1 A serious charge of [being] subornative and co-operative in robbery with the numerous prostitutes that infest the neighbourhood of the bank, was brought against Police Constable Lea. 1876 M. H. de Zielinska tr. A. S. Pushkin Marie (1877) x. 153 Subornative acts..are also admitted by the science of tactics, and we will profit by your counsel. 1986 H. Lane tr. A. A. R. Bastos I the Supreme 346 The imperial envoy has brought me a hundred Arabian horses as a subornative present from the empire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1827
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