suborn

verb

/səˈbɔːn/

/səˈbɔːrn/

(law法律)

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/

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suborn somebody to pay or persuade somebody to do something 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
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin subornare ‘incite secretly’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + ornare ‘equip’.

BNC: 0 COCA: 38303

suborn