Verb: suborn su'born
- Induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
"The President tried to suborn false witnesses"
- Procure (false testimony or perjury)
"The lawyer was accused of suborning witnesses to lie under oath"
- Incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
"He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
Derived forms: suborns, suborning, suborned
Type of: cause, corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise [Brit], demoralize, deprave, get, have, induce, make, misdirect, pervert, procure, profane, secure, stimulate, subvert, vitiate
Encyclopedia: Suborn