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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishbribe, fromOld Frenchbriber(go begging), from the nounbribe(a gift).

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Noun

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bribe (pluralbribes)

  1. Something (usuallymoney) given inexchange forinfluence or as aninducement to breaking the law.
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:bribe
    • c. 1613-1625,Henry Hobart,Yardly v. Ellill
      Undue reward for anything against justice is abribe.
    • 2024 June 17, @InternetHippo,Twitter[1], archived fromthe original on29 June 2024:
      Thebribes I took did not influence me to become evil. I was evil from the beginning and thebribes were merely a bonus
  2. That which seduces;seduction;allurement.

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Translations

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inducement to a breaking of the rules

Verb

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bribe (third-person singular simple presentbribes,present participlebribing,simple past and past participlebribed)

  1. (transitive) To give abribe to; specifically, to ask a person to do something against their original will, in exchange for some type ofreward or relief from potential trouble.
    She was accused of trying tobribe the jury into making false statements.
    • October 23, 1848,Frederick William Robertson,an address delivered at the Opening of The Working Men's Institute
      Neither is he worthy whobribes a man to vote against his conscience.
  2. (transitive) To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.
    tobribe somebody's compliance

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Translations

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to give a bribe

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Imitative.(Canthis(+) etymology besourced?)

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Noun

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bribe f (pluralbribes)

  1. (obsolete)crumb (of bread)
  2. scrap,bit

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