Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subornation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-or-na-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of suborning

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The procuring of someone to do a criminal act, especially to commit perjury

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English suborn Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English subornation From suborn + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

subornations (plural)

Phrases

leading astray

Frequently Paired Words

bribery corruption incitement inducement leading astray

Questions

What does subornation mean?: The act of suborning
Where does subornation come from?: Etymology tree English suborn Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English subornation From suborn + -ation.

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