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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. cause to be bitter or resentful;
- Example: "These injustices embittered her even more"
[syn: embitter, envenom, acerbate]

2. add poison to;
- Example: "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
[syn: poison, envenom]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Envenom \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. [1913 Webster] Alcides . . . felt the envenomed robe. --Milton. [1913 Webster] O, what a world is this, when what is comely Envenoms him that bears it! --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred; to imbue as with venom; to imbitter. [1913 Webster] The envenomed tongue of calumny. --Smollett. [1913 Webster] On the question of slavery opinion has of late years been peculiarly envenomed. --Sir G. C. Lewis. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

envenom v 1: cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" [syn: embitter, envenom, acerbate] 2: add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her" [syn: poison, envenom]