Bribe vs Brine - What's the difference?

In transitive terms the difference between bribe and brine

is that bribe is to gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe while brine is to preserve food in a salt solution.

(en noun)

Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.

* Hobart

Undue reward for anything against justice is a bribe .

That which seduces; seduction; allurement.

* Akenside

Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave these everblooming sweets.

* See also

(brib)

To give a to.

* F. W. Robertson

Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote against his conscience.

To gain by a bribe; to induce as by a bribe.

to bribe somebody's compliance

(-)

Salt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.

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The sea or ocean; the water of the sea.

* briny

(brin)

To preserve food in a salt solution.

* debrine * desalinate

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