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bribing
Overview of verb bribe
The verb bribe has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms -- (make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought")
Antonyms of verb bribe
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bribe
1 sense of bribe
Sense 1
bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
=> pay
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bribe
1 sense of bribe
Sense 1
bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
=> sop
=> buy off, pay off
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bribe
1 sense of bribe
Sense 1
bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
=> pay
'Cause To' of verb bribe
Derived Forms of verb bribe
1 sense of bribe
Sense 1
bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
RELATED TO>(adj) bribable#1
=> corruptible, bribable, dishonest, purchasable, venal
RELATED TO>(noun) briber#1
=> briber, suborner
RELATED TO>(noun) bribery#1
=> bribery, graft
RELATED TO>(noun) bribe#1
=> bribe, payoff
Domain of verb bribe
1 sense of bribe
Sense 1
bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
TOPIC>(noun) crime#1, law-breaking#1
Domain Terms of verb bribe
Familiarity of verb bribe
bribe used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb bribe
1 sense of bribe
Sense 1
bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
EX: Sam cannot bribe Sue
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb bribe
1 sense of bribe
Sense 1
bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
> pay
=> subsidize, subsidise
=> finance
=> put up, contribute
=> compensate, recompense, remunerate
=> overpay
=> underpay
=> prepay
=> go Dutch
=> compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify
=> tithe
=> remit
=> redeem, pay off
=> spend, expend, drop
=> bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
=> refund, return, repay, give back
=> foot, pick
=> disburse, pay out
=> charge
=> pay cash
=> defray
=> kick back
=> prefer
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bribe
Sense 1
bribe, corrupt, buy, grease one's palms
=> pay
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Grep of verb bribe
bribe
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