Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb suborn

3 senses of suborn

Sense 1
suborn -- (incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife")
       => corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect -- (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")

Sense 2
suborn -- (procure (false testimony or perjury))
       => procure, secure -- (get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed")

Sense 3
suborn -- (induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses")
       => induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make -- (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")