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bribenoun something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decisionthat judge refused a huge bribe to dismiss the charges against the wealthy defendant backhander(British), boodle, cumshaw, fix, sop baksheesh, kickback, payoffslush fundincentive, incitement, instigation, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulation, stimulusboost, encouragement, goad, inducementallurement, bait, enticement, lure, seduction, temptation, turn-onflattery, persuasiondecoy, snare, trap bribeverbto influence someone with a bribemeat inspectors were bribed, and the contaminated beef was sold to the public buy, corrupt, have, pay off, square fix, tamper (with)abase, debase, debauch, defile, degrade, demean, deprave, dishonor, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, taint, warpallure, bait, beguile, entice, lead on, lure, seduce, temptmotivate, provoke, spur, stimulategoad, induceflatter, persuadesnare, trap get at, grease the hand of(or grease the palm of), oil the hand of(or oil the palm of) in the 15th century |