suborn

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sub·orn /səˈbɔːn $ -ˈbɔːrn/ verb [transitive]  lawSCT to persuade someone to tell lies in a court of law or to do something else that is illegal, especially for money 唆使；收买〔某人〕作伪证[做其他非法的事] an attempt to suborn a witness 收买证人的企图 —subornation /ˌsʌbɔːˈneɪʃən $ -bɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableOrigin suborn (1500-1600) French suborner, from Latin subornare, from sub- “secretly” + ornare “to provide with things”

sub·orn verbChineseSyllable  

to persuade someone Corpus tell to in lies

suborn
sub‧orn /səˈbɔːn $ -ˈbɔːrn/ verb [transitive]law to persuade someone to tell lies in a court of law or to do something else that is illegal, especially for money:
    an attempt to suborn a witness
—subornation /ˌsʌbɔːˈneɪʃən $ -bɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]

sub·ornBrE /səˈbɔːn/ 🔊NAmE /səˈbɔːrn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they suborn BrE /səˈbɔːn/ 🔊 NAmE /səˈbɔːrn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it suborns BrE /səˈbɔːnz/ 🔊 NAmE /səˈbɔːrnz/ 🔊past simple suborned BrE /səˈbɔːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /səˈbɔːrnd/ 🔊past participle suborned BrE /səˈbɔːnd/ 🔊 NAmE /səˈbɔːrnd/ 🔊 -ing form suborning BrE /səˈbɔːnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /səˈbɔːrnɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb (law 法律) to pay or persuade sb to do sth illegal, especially to tell lies in court 收买，买通（使作伪证等）；唆使（他人犯法）◆to suborn a witness收买证人