v.
dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one's favour by a payment or other inducement.
n.
an inducement offered in an attempt to bribe.
Derivative
- bribable adj.
- briber n.
- bribery n.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘rob, extort’): from OFr. briber, brimber ‘beg’, of unknown origin.
