suborn
verb /səˈbɔːn/
/səˈbɔːrn/
(law)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they suborn | /səˈbɔːn/ /səˈbɔːrn/ |
| he / she / it suborns | /səˈbɔːnz/ /səˈbɔːrnz/ |
| past simple suborned | /səˈbɔːnd/ /səˈbɔːrnd/ |
| past participle suborned | /səˈbɔːnd/ /səˈbɔːrnd/ |
| -ing form suborning | /səˈbɔːnɪŋ/ /səˈbɔːrnɪŋ/ |
- suborn somebody to pay or persuade somebody to do something illegal, especially to tell lies in court
- to suborn a witness
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin subornare ‘incite secretly’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + ornare ‘equip’.