envenom
Americanverb (used with object)
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to impregnate with venom; make poisonous.
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to embitter.
verb
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to fill or impregnate with venom; make poisonous
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to fill with bitterness or malice
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Etymology
Origin of envenom
1250–1300; Middle English envenimen < Old French envenimer. See en- 1, venom
Example Sentences
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Still, an ascent by Ben-Gvir, a West Bank settler, to a ministerial role would further envenom Israel's standoff with the Palestinians and strain its internal Jewish-Arab ties.
From Reuters • Oct. 18, 2022
Ahead as well lay the uncertain prospect of American casualties -- losses that could further envenom what was already a passionate post-cold war debate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite all our vigilance, they would insinuate themselves like barbed and poisoned arrows between the joints of our armour, there to rankle and envenom, so insidious were their suggestions.
From The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation by Maitland, Edward
I doubt if there is a woman in the world who knows how better to cut the heart with a gesture, envenom the soul, and fill it with mad anger by a glance.
From The Joy of Captain Ribot by Palacio Vald?s, Armando
Not merely did they do nothing to lessen the mutual lack of understanding, to limit the spread of hatred; with rare exceptions, they did everything in their power to disseminate hatred and to envenom it.
From The Forerunners by Rolland, Romain
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