[brahyb] 
noun, verb, bribed, brib⋅ing.| 1. | money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, esp. in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.: The motorist offered the arresting officer a bribe to let him go. |
| 2. | anything given or serving to persuade or induce: The children were given candy as a bribe to be good. |
| 3. | to give or promise a bribe to: They bribed the reporter to forget about what he had seen. |
| 4. | to influence or corrupt by a bribe: The judge was too honest to be bribed. |
| 5. | to give a bribe; practice bribery. |
