| Verb | 1. | suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvert - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" | |
| 2. | suborn - procure (false testimony or perjury)suborn - induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses" procure, secure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" | |
| 3. | suborn - induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" suborn - procure (false testimony or perjury) | |