sobornar

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subōrnāre[1] and perhaps adapted to the native prefix so-. Cognate with English suborn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /soboɾˈnaɾ/ [so.β̞oɾˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: so‧bor‧nar

Verb

sobornar (first-person singular present soborno, first-person singular preterite soborné, past participle sobornado)

  1. (transitive) to bribe
    Synonym: cohechar
    • 2015 July 13, “Así fue la primera fuga de 'El Chapo'”, in El País:
      El 19 de enero de 2001, el capo mexicano del cartel de Sinaloa escapó de otro fortín, el Puente Grande, oculto en el carro de la ropa sucia y acompañado por funcionarios sobornados que empujaron el carrito hasta el garaje de la prisión.
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  2. (formal) to suborn

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “ornar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 302

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