0 present participle of bribe
1 to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents, or something else that they want :
He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally.
[ + to infinitive ] They bribed the waiter to find them a better table.
He discovered that certain corrupt officials had been bribed to approve shoddy construction work.
Apparently various prominent businessmen had been bribing the minister for favours.
He bribed the children with sweets and pocket money not to tell their mum what he'd done.
"You can have my chocolate bar if you'll tell me the answer." "Are you trying to bribe me?"
They should not have been allowed over the border, but somehow they managed to bribe the guards.
The unenforceable law is hardly qualified to be an institution, but the practice of bribing corrupt law enforcers does qualify.
There should be no question of bribing potential entrants.
There is a continuum rather than a gulf between bribing someone and thanking someone for services rendered.
