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   Sub·orn

   /səˈbôrn/

   

   verb

   • 1. bribe or otherwise induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act such as perjury: "he was accused of conspiring to suborn witnesses"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin subornare ‘incite secretly’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + ornare ‘equip’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. subornation noun
   • 2. suborner noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • S

     1

   • U

     1

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • N

     1

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