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bribe
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- pronunciation:
- braIb
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
something, esp. money, that is illicitly promised or given in return for privileges or favors, usu. to someone in a position of public trust.
The congressman was found to have taken bribes and was put under arrest.The judge was offered a bribe, but it was flatly refused.- similar words:
- graft, hush money, kickback, reward
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| definition 2: |
anything offered with the intention of influencing or inducing.
- similar words:
- hush, incentive, inducement, money, protection
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| related words: |
bait, blackmail, lure |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
bribes, bribing, bribed |
| definition 1: |
to give or offer a bribe to.
He would never have risen to that position if he had not bribed someone in power.- synonyms:
- buy, pay off
- similar words:
- corrupt, grease someone's palm
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| definition 2: |
to influence, induce, or corrupt by means of bribery.
- synonyms:
- corrupt
- similar words:
- grease someone's palm, induce, influence, pay off, suborn, tempt
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| derivations: |
bribable (adj.), briber (n.) |
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