see

see
   1. to have a sexual relationship with
   Of either sex, from the sense to visit:
    What would you say if I told you I'd been seeing someone? (Theroux, 1989 — a wife was admitting adultery)
   A prostitute who sees a customer copulates with him, although you should not draw the same conclusion if a lawyer says he has seen a client, or a dentist, a patient. To see company is explicit.
   2. to satisfy by bribery
   As in the American see the cops:
    ... doing business without seeing the cops. (Lavine, 1930)
   Lavine also uses see for sharing a bribe with a superior:
    Woe to the cop who collects anything... and doesn't 'see the sergeant'. (ibid.)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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