envenom

[ en-ven-uh m ]

/ ɛnˈvɛn əm /

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verb (used with object)

to impregnate with venom; make poisonous.

to embitter.

Nearby words

env., envelop, envelope, envelope chemise, envelopment, envenom, envenomation, enver pasha, enviable, envier, envious

Origin of envenom

1250–1300; Middle English envenimen < Old French envenimer. See en-¹, venom

Related forms

un·en·ven·omed, adjective

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Examples from the Web for envenom

I feel moved to say bitter things—to shoot darts in defiance at every glance—to envenom every sentence which I speak.
Confession|W. Gilmore Simms
All power being given to the awful enemy, he is beautiful where he pleases, in order to point and envenom his ghostly ugliness.
Narrative And Miscellaneous Papers|Thomas De Quincey
They also understand and sometimes employ poisons, not to envenom their weapons, but for secretly taking off an enemy.
At Home with the Patagonians|George Chaworth Musters
These notaries are strange fellows; they envenom everything.
The Marriage Contract|Honore de Balzac

Let me throw a deepening cloud over the brilliancy of his hopes, and envenom all the springs of his affections and happiness!
Gomez Arias|Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso

British Dictionary definitions for envenom

envenom

/ (ɪnˈvɛnəm) /

verb (tr)

to fill or impregnate with venom; make poisonous

to fill with bitterness or malice

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envenom

verb (used with object)

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Examples from the Web for envenom

British Dictionary definitions for envenom

envenom

verb (tr)