suborn
verb (used with object)
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime
is suborning
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present progressiveof suborn (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Scott is in tears, and George the gasman is suborning people to go and clean the hall, which is a marvel of dirt.
From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Mamie Dickens
