suborn
verb (used with object)
to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime
subornative
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a word derived from
suborn.
Example Sentences
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Your opinion is judicious," said the General; "subornative acts—that is to say, indirect acts—are also admitted by the science of tactics, and we will profit by your counsel.
From Marie; a story of Russian love by Marie H. de Zielinska
