rebribe

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UK/ɹiːˈbɹʌɪb/

verb

To bribe again.

First used 17th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

verbrebribe (third-person singular simple present rebribes, present participle rebribing, simple past and past participle rebribed)

present singular third person rebribes · participle present rebribing · participle past rebribed · past rebribed

  1. To bribe again.First known use 17th c.

    That same day (February 3, 1893) Van rebribed the already gorged janitor to have him answer all questions [...] with a brief assertion of utter ignorance.

    1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 338

Origin

From re- + bribe.

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APA

rebribe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebribe

MLA

“rebribe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebribe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rebribe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rebribe.

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