Sub-ôrn′, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. SUBORNED; p. pr. & vb. n. SUBORNING.] [Fr. suborner, Pr. & Pg. subornar, Sp. sobornar, It. & Lat. subornare, from Lat. prefix sub, under, secretly, and ornare, to furnish, provide.]

1Sense 1. (Law.) To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken. Russell. Roscoe.

2Sense 2. To procure privately, or by collusion. Thou art suborned against his honor. Shak.

3Sense 3. To procure by indirect means. Those who by despair suborn their death. Dryden.