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suborn

PRONUNCIATION:(suh-BORN)
MEANING: verb tr.: To induce another to perform an unlawful act or give false testimony.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin subornare, from sub- (secretly) + ornare (to equip). Other words that derive from ornare are adorn and ornate. Earliest documented use: 1534.
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SUNBORN- we are the stuff of stars


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