What is the Latin word for suborn?

The usual Latin words for “suborn” are subōrnō, comparō, immittō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“suborn” in Latin

subōrnōto equip, to adorn, to provide, to furnish; to incite secretly, to suborn, to instigate comparōto prepare, get ready, provide, furnish; to compare, match, place together, couple, form into pairs immittōto send, insert, introduce, into or against; to hurl or throw in; to let loose

The English word suborn itself goes back to Latin ōrnō, through subōrnāre.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

suborn

aliquem subjicere (Caes.): subornare (Cic.): (homines) comparare (Liv.): immittere (Sall.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for suborn?: The usual Latin words for “suborn” are subōrnō, comparō, immittō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.