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[ poi -zuh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpɔɪ zən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well-being: the poison of slander.
Slang . any variety of alcoholic liquor: Name your poison!
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to administer poison to (a person or animal).
to kill or injure with or as if with poison.
to put poison into or upon; saturate with poison: to poison food.
to ruin, vitiate, or corrupt: Hatred had poisoned his mind.
Chemistry . to destroy or diminish the activity of (a catalyst or enzyme).
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective causing poisoning; poisonous: a poison shrub.
Origin of poison First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English puisun, from Old French, from Latin pōtiōn- (stem of pōtiō ) “drink, potion, poisonous draught.” See potion.
SYNONYMS FOR poison 7 contaminate, pollute, taint.
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synonym study for poison 1 . Poison, toxin, venom are terms for any substance that injures the health or destroys life when absorbed into the system, especially of a higher animal. Poison is the general word: a poison for insects. A toxin is a poison produced by an organism; it is especially used in medicine in reference to disease-causing bacterial secretions: A toxin produces diphtheria. Venom is especially used of the poisons secreted by certain animals, usually injected by bite or sting: the venom of a snake.
OTHER WORDS FROM poison poi·son·er, noun poi·son·less, adjective poi·son·less·ness, noun outpoison, verb (used with object)
self-poi·son·er, noun un·poi·soned, adjective
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Words nearby poison poised, poiser, Poiseuille's law, Poiseuille's space, poisha, poison , poison-arrow frog, poison bean, poison dogwood, poison gas, poison haw
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When animals swallow the poison in low doses, it can cause a tingling or numbness.
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Leapolitan responded by saying, “hopefully youll [sic] bite into a poison apple.”
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And some members of the Lizard Squad are now claiming that they were never trying to poison the network.
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Infernal, it can cause fires and explosions; toxic, it can debilitate, poison , and kill.
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Then came the horrors of World War I, with the advent of tanks and airplanes and poison gas.
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Examine him, gentlemen, and see if there is no poison capable of producing similar symptoms.
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Great activity and worry is needless—it is poison to the soul.
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It was as a poison flowing in his veins and giving him an impulse to bite like a mad dog.
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He filled her breast with the poison of asps, her eyes with the venom of the adder that lures to destruction.
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We gave them strong waters—they tasted the poison —they loved it—and lo!
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British Dictionary definitions for poison noun any substance that can impair function, cause structural damage, or otherwise injure the body Related adjective: toxic
something that destroys, corrupts, etc the poison of fascism
a substance that retards a chemical reaction or destroys or inhibits the activity of a catalyst
a substance that absorbs neutrons in a nuclear reactor and thus slows down the reaction. It may be added deliberately or formed during fission
what's your poison? informal what would you like to drink?
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (tr) to give poison to (a person or animal) esp with intent to kill
to add poison to
to taint or infect with or as if with poison
(foll by against) to turn (a person's mind) against he poisoned her mind against me
to retard or stop (a chemical or nuclear reaction) by the action of a poison
to inhibit or destroy (the activity of a catalyst) by the action of a poison
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Derived forms of poison poisoner , noun Word Origin for poison C13: from Old French puison potion, from Latin pōtiō a drink, esp a poisonous one, from pōtāre to drink
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Idioms and Phrases with poison In addition to the idiom beginning with poison
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one man's meat is another man's poison .
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Words related to poison venom, germ, virus, toxin, contamination, bacteria, harm, debase, injure, subvert, infect, taint, kill, corrupt, destroy, stain, undermine, adulteration, cancer, contagion
Medical definitions for poison n. A substance taken internally or applied externally that is injurious to health or dangerous to life.
A chemical substance that inhibits another substance or a reaction.
v. To kill or harm with poison.
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