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Definition of envenom in English: envenomverb ɪnˈvɛnəmɛnˈvɛnəmənˈvɛnəm [with object]literary 1Put poison on or into; make poisonous. the blades were envenomed with a fatal poison for which there is no antidote Example sentencesExamples - Laertes wounds Hamlet, but in a scuffle they exchange rapiers and he too is wounded with the envenomed point.
- Poisons normally don't act quite so hammily, and, where so large an area had to be envenomed, it might have revealed a smudge, foiling the lethal intent.
- Bites are painless, though envenomed people rapidly experience paraesthesia (numbness of the extremities), tightness in the chest, difficulty breathing, weakness and paralysis.
- I choked and coughed repeatedly as my body tried to rid itself of the smoke that still envenomed its lungs.
- He must've envenomed them or something like that, since I saw some green liquid besides blood on his shirt.
Synonyms poison, add poison to, spike, lace, contaminate embitter, make bitter, sour, poison, make rancorous, jaundice, colour, taint anger, aggravate, antagonize - 1.1 Infuse with hostility or bitterness.
tribal rivalries envenom the bitter civil war
Origin Middle English (formerly also as invenom): from Old French envenimer, from en- 'in' + venim 'venom'. Definition of envenom in US English: envenomverbənˈvenəmənˈvɛnəm [with object]literary 1Put poison on or into; make poisonous. the blades were envenomed with a fatal poison for which there is no antidote Example sentencesExamples - Laertes wounds Hamlet, but in a scuffle they exchange rapiers and he too is wounded with the envenomed point.
- I choked and coughed repeatedly as my body tried to rid itself of the smoke that still envenomed its lungs.
- Poisons normally don't act quite so hammily, and, where so large an area had to be envenomed, it might have revealed a smudge, foiling the lethal intent.
- Bites are painless, though envenomed people rapidly experience paraesthesia (numbness of the extremities), tightness in the chest, difficulty breathing, weakness and paralysis.
- He must've envenomed them or something like that, since I saw some green liquid besides blood on his shirt.
Synonyms poison, add poison to, spike, lace, contaminate embitter, make bitter, sour, poison, make rancorous, jaundice, colour, taint - 1.1 Infuse with hostility or bitterness.
tribal rivalries envenom the bitter civil war
Origin Middle English (formerly also as invenom): from Old French envenimer, from en- ‘in’ + venim ‘venom’. |