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Synonyms for suborn

Most common

bribe seduce lead astray subvert

All synonyms

Verb

1. Corrupt — to induce (someone) to commit an unlawful or malicious act, especially in a corrupt manner

corrupt, buy, bribe, seduce, lead astray, subvert, debauch, pervert

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To induce (someone) to commit an unlawful or malicious act, especially in a corrupt manner.

Related words

Word family
suborner subornation

Forms

Past participle
suborned
e.g. suborned → corrupted, bribed, seduced, subverted…

Example sentences

  • bribe He refused to acknowledge having received a bribe.
  • seduce Robert tried to seduce Martha, but she rejected him.
  • subvert Alana, stop trying to subvert the company goals.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
subornsteady
briberising
seducerising
subvertrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
buy1
5 letters
bribe1
6 letters
seduce2
7 letters
corrupt2, pervert2, subvert2, debauch

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (seduce2 = 2 syllables).