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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. incite to commit a crime or an evil deed;
- Example: "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"

2. procure (false testimony or perjury);

3. induce to commit perjury or give false testimony;
- Example: "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Suborn \Sub*orn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suborned; p. pr. & vb. n. Suborning.] [F. suborner, L. subornare; sub under, secretly + ornare to furnish, provide, equip, adorn. See Ornament.] 1. (Law) To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken. --Sir W. O. Russell. [1913 Webster] 2. To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate. [1913 Webster] Thou art suborned against his honor. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Those who by despair suborn their death. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

suborn v 1: incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife" 2: procure (false testimony or perjury) 3: induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses"