unpoisonv.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɔɪzn/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɔɪz(ə)n/ transitive. To remove the poison from; to undo or alleviate the effects of poison on (a person). Frequently in figurative contexts.
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the world > action or operation > amending > put right [verb (transitive)] > remove harmful influence from
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1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Suelenire,..to vnpoison, to vnrankle.
1644 G. Plattes Profitable Intelligencer sig. Av Their minds are so poysoned, that there is no other way to unpoyson them, but to win their beleef.
1662 J. Riland Moses the Peacemaker 46 A sin that is so much its own Punishment..should in it self have Amulet enough to unpoison the minds of men.
a1716 R. South 12 Serm. (1717) V. 43 Such a Course could not, but in a short time, have Unpoisoned their perverted Minds.
1836 U.S. Tel. (Washington, D.C.) 5 Aug. We were..without a drop of wine, spirits, or vinegar to unpoison the river water we had to swallow.
1868 R. Browning Ring & Bk. II. v. 117 I was shaken wide awake, Doctored and drenched, somewhat unpoisoned so.
1896 in Westm. Gaz. 17 Sept. 5/1 His mind has been poisoned and ‘unpoisoned’, and he is now astonishingly open to receive information.
1915 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 14 Aug. 16/2 The treatment is the best means of unpoisoning the patient.
1951 Life 1 Oct. 32/2 At one stroke, he could unpoison the congressional atmosphere and add several cubits to his own political stature.
2001 Independent (Nexis) 24 July 3 When seeking to unpoison a political system, three years is a short time.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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