suborno
ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
sŭb-orno: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I With the idea of the verb predominating, to fit out, furnish, provide, equip, adorn (class.; syn. instruo): aliquem pecuniā, Anton. ap. Cic. Phil. 13, 16, 32: vigilanter nervoseque nos, qui stamus in acie, subornes, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 6: paenulati isti in militum cultum subornati, Sen. Ben. 3, 28, 4: praeturae insignia invasit, praecedentibus in modum lictorum subornatis, Val. Max. 7, 3, 10: qui se ipse norit, intelliget, quemadmodum a naturā subornatus in vitam venerit, Cic. Leg. 1, 22, 59; cf.: homo non eruditus nec ullis praeceptis contra mortem aut dolorem subornatus, Sen. Ep. 24, 5: leporem pinnis, Petr. 36.—
II With the idea of the preposition predom., to incite secretly, to instigate, suborn (class.; cf.: seduco, suppono): fictus testis subornari solet, Cic. Caecin. 35, 71: falsum testem, id. Rosc. Com. 17, 51: testem, Quint. 5, 7, 32; cf.: accusatores esse instructos et subornatos, Cic. Vatin. 1, 3: medicum indicem subornabit, id. Deiot. 6, 17: hominem subornatis, qui sibi manus adlatas esse dicat, id. Clu. 59, 163: militem, ut perferret nuntium, Liv. 34, 31: Macedonas tres ad caedem regis subornat, id. 42, 15, 3: percussorem, Suet. Ner. 34; Liv. 44, 44, 4: fratrem, Curt. 6, 10, 16: ab eo subornati falsis criminibus occupant aures, id. 10, 1, 36: parentes interfectorum, Just. 14, 6, 6: ceterosque, ejusdem amentiae, in corpus meum subornavit, Curt. 6, 9, 5: regem in bellum, Just. 9, 7, 7: ad occupandum regnum filium, id. 12, 14, 6; 11, 11, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
sŭbōrnō,¹¹ āvī, ātum, āre, tr.,
1 [pr. et fig.] équiper, pourvoir, armer, munir : aliquem pecunia Ant. d. Cic. Phil. 13, 32, munir qqn d’argent ; a natura subornatus Cic. Leg. 1, 59, pourvu, doué par la nature, cf. Sen. Ep. 24, 5 ; Ben. 3, 28, 4
2 préparer en dessous, en secret, suborner : Cic. Cæc. 71 ; Com. 51 ; medicum indicem Cic. Dej. 17, suborner un médecin pour en faire un révélateur ; aliquem ad rem Liv. 42, 15, 3, suborner qqn pour une chose ; ab subornato ab se litteras accepit Liv. 44, 44, 4, il reçut une lettre d’un affidé qu’il avait soudoyé.
{{Georges |georg=sub-ōrno, āvī, ātum, āre, I) ausrüsten, zustutzen, [[versehen mit etwas, schmücken, alqm pecuniā, Anton. in Cic. ep.: a natura subornatus, Cic.: leporem pinnis subornatum, Petron. – bildl., legati subornati criminibus, denen die vorzubringenden Beschuldigungen an die Hand gegeben waren, Liv. – II) jmd. in Bereitschaft halten, bestellen, A) im allg., Petron. 26, 9. – B) insbes., jmd. insgeheim zu einer schlechten Tat anstiften, anstellen, fictum testem, Cic.: accusatorem, Cic.: alqm adversus Charetem, Nep.: alqm in bellum, Iustin.: militem, ut perferat nuntium etc., Liv.: quosdam, ut conquererentur, Curt.: percussorem alci, Suet.: m. dopp. Acc., alqm falsum testem (als f.Z.), Cic. Rosc. com. 51. – subst. subornati ab alqo, Curt. 10, 1 (5), 36. }}