Bribe and Taint

Bribe

Bribe verb - To influence someone with a bribe.
Usage example: meat inspectors were bribed, and the contaminated beef was sold to the public
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Synonyms for Bribe

Taint and bribe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taint" instead a verb "Bribe".

Nearby Words: bribery, bribable, bribing, bribed, briber

Taint

Taint verb - To affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable.

Bribe and taint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bribe" instead a verb "Taint".

Nearby Words: tainted, taintless, tainting, tain

Common collocations

people bribe people taint people
gods bribe gods taint gods
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