suborn
verb (used with object)
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime
have suborned
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present perfectof suborn.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If this does not seem revolutionary today, it is because 20th century man has already shown himself itching with the Rousseauean complaint that civilizing institutions have suborned man's true nature.
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