suborn

verbs

incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
"He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
suborn
is derived from
subornation
is derived from
suborner
is a type of (narrower)
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"
corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate
procure (false testimony or perjury)
suborn
is derived from
subornation
verb group
induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
"The President tried to suborn false witnesses"
suborn
is a type of (narrower)
get by special effort
"He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
procure, secure
induce to commit perjury or give false testimony
"The President tried to suborn false witnesses"
suborn
is derived from
subornation
verb group
procure (false testimony or perjury)
suborn
is a type of (narrower)
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"
cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate
causes
knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
perjure