Word

suborn, v.
(suborned, suborning, suborns)

induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
<verb.communication>

suborn

sample sentences

"The President tried to suborn false witnesses"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

make, cause, have, get, induce, stimulate

cause

verb group

procure (false testimony or perjury)
<verb.communication>

suborn

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

verb group

hypernym

secure, procure

incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
<verb.social>

suborn

sample sentences

"He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

subornation suborner

semantic pointers

hypernym

corrupt, deprave, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, misdirect