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单词 empoison
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empoison

[ em-poi-zuhn ]
/ ɛmˈpɔɪ zən /
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verb (used with object)

to corrupt: to empoison the minds of the young.
to embitter: His own failure has empoisoned him.
Archaic. to poison.

Origin of empoison

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

OTHER WORDS FROM empoison

em·poi·son·ment, nounun·em·poi·soned, adjective

Words nearby empoison

employment agency, employment equity, employment exchange, employment office, employment tribunal, empoison, empolder, Emporia, emporium, empoverish, empower
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Example sentences from the Web for empoison

  • And at the siege of Grave the chivalry of Brabant made a similar use of carrion to empoison the garrison into a surrender.

    Military Manners and Customs|James Anson Farrer
  • One doth not know / How much an ill word may empoison liking.

    Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for empoison

empoison
/ (ɪmˈpɔɪzən) /

verb (tr)

rare to embitter or corrupt
an archaic word for poison (def. 6), poison (def. 7), poison (def. 8), poison (def. 9)

Derived forms of empoison

empoisonment, noun
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