See Also: bribe(1)(dictionary)
bribe(2)(dictionary)
bribe 1, verb(dictionary)
bribe 2, noun(dictionary)
BRIBE, crim(law)

bribe(2) (iou)



bribe verb. LME.
[Old French briber, brimber beg, of unkn. origin.]
I. verb trans.
Take dishonestly; purloin; rob; extort. LME-M17.
Offer or give a bribe to; persuade by means of a bribe (to do something); win over by some inducement. E16.
B. Malamud He had money, bribed the guards for favours. C. Isherwood I am bribed with fruit not to be tiresome about the English language.
Purchase or obtain by bribery. arch. E18.
Swift To bribe the judge's vote.
II. verb intrans.
Steal; extort. LME-M16.
Practise bribery. M17.
Ld Macaulay He fawned, bullied, and bribed indefatigably.
bri'bee noun the recipient of a bribe M19.