empoison
to corrupt: to empoison the minds of the young.
to embitter: His own failure has empoisoned him.
Archaic. to poison.
Origin of empoison
1Other words from empoison
- em·poi·son·ment, noun
- un·em·poi·soned, adjective
Words Nearby empoison
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How to use empoison in a sentence
The pest killeth but the bodies, but such abominable imposters empoison our very souls.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. | Francois RabelaisOne doth not know / How much an ill word may empoison liking.
And at the siege of Grave the chivalry of Brabant made a similar use of carrion to empoison the garrison into a surrender.
Military Manners and Customs | James Anson Farrer
British Dictionary definitions for empoison
/ (ɪmˈpɔɪzən) /
rare to embitter or corrupt
an archaic word for poison (def. 6), poison (def. 7), poison (def. 8), poison (def. 9)
Derived forms of empoison
- empoisonment, noun
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