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Definition of suborn verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

suborn

verb

NAmE//səˈbɔrn//

suborn somebody (law)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they suborn

he / she / it suborns

past simple suborned

-ing form suborning

to pay or persuade someone to do something illegal, especially to tell lies in court to suborn a witness

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