Associations to the word «Suborn»

Wiktionary

SUBORN, verb. (transitive) To induce to commit an unlawful or malicious act, or to commit perjury [16th c.]
SUBORN, verb. (transitive) To procure privately, or by collusion; to incite secretly; to instigate.

Dictionary definition

SUBORN, verb. Incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife".
SUBORN, verb. Procure (false testimony or perjury).
SUBORN, verb. Induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn