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| bribe [ brīb ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle bribed, present participle brib·ing, 3rd person present singular bribes) |
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persuade somebody with enticement: to give somebody money or some other incentive to do something, especially something illegal or dishonest
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noun (plural bribes) |
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incentive to persuade somebody: money or another incentive given to bribe somebody
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| [14th century. < Old French briber, brimber "beg" < bribe "morsel of food given to a beggar"] |
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 brib·a·ble adjective |
| brib·er noun |
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