Definition of: suborn

(sə·bôrn′) v.t.
1. To bribe or procure (someone) to commit perjury.
2. To incite or instigate to an evil act, especially a criminal act.
3. Obs. To decorate or adorn. [<L subornare <sub- secretly + ornare equip]
—sub·orn′er noun
—sub·or·na·tion (sub′ôr·nā′shən) noun