nobble
[verb]
Synonyms: bribe, get at, influence, intimidate, win over

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nob‧ble /ˈnɒbəl $ ˈnɑː-/ verb [transitive] British English informal
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Perhaps from knobble 'to hit with the closed hand' (1800-1900)]

1. to make someone do what you want by illegally offering them money or threatening them ⇒ bribe:
The jury had been nobbled and the case had to be reheard.

2. to prevent a horse from winning a race, especially by giving it drugs

3. to get someone’s attention, especially in order to persuade them to do something:
I was nobbled by my deaf old aunt and couldn’t get away.

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