Bribed vs Bribes - What's the difference?

As a verb bribed

is past tense of bribe.

plural of bribe.

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(bribe)

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(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.

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(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

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