DictionaryRoot: ornare
Latin
ornare
equip, furnish, or decorate
Forms
- ornare
- ornat- — The form used for completed action.
Origin
An old Latin verb of uncertain deeper origin.
Note
Adornment developed alongside the practical sense of supplying what something needs.
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verb
suborn
suh-BORN/səˈbɔːrn/
To persuade someone to commit an unlawful or wrongful act.
Etymology
Here “under” carries the sense “secretly”: the Latin compound meant not only equipping someone but also employing a secret agent or secretly inciting someone. This leads to persuading someone to act unlawfully, especially to give false testimony.