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.
