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  1. 1. v. t. To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. incite to commit a crime or an evil deed Source: wordnet
  4. 4. v. procure (false testimony or perjury) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. induce to commit perjury or give false testimony Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. (Law) To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury, such oath being actually taken. Sir W. O. Russell. 2. To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate. Thou art suborned against his honor. Shak. Those who by despair suborn their death. Dryden. Source: webster
  7. 7. To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting to perjury,such oath being actually taken. Sir W. O. Russell. Source: adambom
  8. 8. v:100 v. incite to commit a crime or an evil deed v. procure (false testimony or perjury) v. induce to commit perjury or give false testimony Source: ecdict

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