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Envenom   Listen
verb
Envenom  v. t.  (past & past part. envenomed; pres. part. envenoming)  
1.
To taint or impregnate with venom, or any substance noxious to life; to poison; to render dangerous or deadly by poison, as food, drink, a weapon; as, envenomed meat, wine, or arrow; also, to poison (a person) by impregnating with venom. "Alcides... felt the envenomed robe." "O, what a world is this, when what is comely Envenoms him that bears it!"
2.
To taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred; to imbue as with venom; to imbitter. "The envenomed tongue of calumny." "On the question of slavery opinion has of late years been peculiarly envenomed."






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Envenom" Quotes from Famous Books



... authorities. But, when all is said, the British Government must stand accused of one of the most heinous of crimes. The whole truth was not known at Paris; but it was surmised; and the surmise was sufficient to envenom the whole course of the struggle between ...
— The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) • John Holland Rose

... wisdom in the land, Save in this patriot tribe, who meet at times To show the statesman's errors and his crimes. Now here was Justice Bolt compell'd to sit, To hear the deist's scorn, the rebel's wit; The fact mis-stated, the envenom'd lie, And, staring spell-bound, made not one reply. Then were our Laws abused—and with the laws, All who prepare, defend, or judge a cause: "We have no lawyer whom a man can trust," Proceeded Hammond—"if ...
— Tales • George Crabbe



Words linked to "Envenom" :   resent, modify, poison, embitter, change, alter



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