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empoison

American  
[em-poi-zuhn] / ɛmˈpɔɪ zən /

verb (used with object)

  1. to corrupt.

    to empoison the minds of the young.

  2. to embitter.

    His own failure has empoisoned him.

  3. Archaic. to poison.

empoison British  
/ ɪmˈpɔɪzən /

verb

  1. rare to embitter or corrupt

  2. an archaic word for poison poison poison poison

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Other Word Forms

  • empoisonment noun
  • unempoisoned adjective

Etymology

Origin of empoison

1275–1325; Middle English empoysonen < Old French empoisoner. See em- 1, poison

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