bribes, buys, corrupts, has, pays off, squares
fixes, tampers (with)abases, debases, debauches, defiles, degrades, demeans, depraves, dishonors, perverts, poisons, profanes, prostitutes, subverts, taints, warpsallures, baits, beguiles, entices, leads on, lures, seduces, temptsmotivates, provokes, spurs, stimulatesgoads, inducesflatters, persuadessnares, traps
gets at, oils the hand (of)(or oils the palm (of))