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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Suborn \Sub*orn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suborned}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Suborning}.] [F. suborner, L. subornare; sub under,
secretly + ornare to furnish, provide, equip, adorn. See
{Ornament}.]
1. (Law) To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting
to perjury, such oath being actually taken. --Sir W. O.
Russell.
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2. To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by
indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate.
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Thou art suborned against his honor. --Shak.
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Those who by despair suborn their death. --Dryden.
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