<p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime: The drug cartel suborned the local police department to turn a blind eye to their trafficking.</li><li>Law: to induce (a person, especially a witness) to give false testimony.</li><li>to obtain (false testimony) from a witness.</li></ul>