About The Word Envenom
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Envenom
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What's The Definition Of Envenom?
[v] add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
[v] cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" Synonyms | Synonyms for Envenom: acerbate | embitter | poison Related Terms | Find terms related to Envenom: abuse | acerbate | afflict | aggravate | aggrieve | alienate | antagonize | befoul | bewitch | bitter | blight | condemn | corrupt | crucify | curse | damage | defile | deprave | despoil | destroy | disadvantage | disserve | distress | do a mischief | do evil | do ill | do wrong | do wrong by | doom | embitter | empoison | estrange | exacerbate | get into trouble | harass | harm | heat up | hex | hurt | impair | infect | infuriate | injure | jinx | madden | maltreat | menace | mistreat | molest | outrage | persecute | play havoc with | play hob with | poison | pollute | prejudice | provoke | savage | scathe | set against | set at odds | sour | taint | threaten | torment | torture | violate | wound | wreak havoc on | wrong See Also | alter | change | resent Envenom In Webster's Dictionary \En*ven"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Envenomed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Envenoming}.] [OE. envenimen, F. envenimer; pref. en-
(L. in) + F. venin poison. See {Venom}.]
1. To taint or impregnate with venom, or any substance
noxious to life; to poison; to render dangerous or deadly
by poison, as food, drink, a weapon; as, envenomed meat,
wine, or arrow; also, to poison (a person) by impregnating
with venom.
Alcides . . . felt the envenomed robe. --Milton.
O, what a world is this, when what is comely
Envenoms him that bears it! --Shak.
2. To taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred;
to imbue as with venom; to imbitter.
The envenomed tongue of calumny. --Smollett.
On the question of slavery opinion has of late years
been peculiarly envenomed. --Sir G. C.
Lewis.
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