envenom
Meaning
- (transitive) To inject or put venom onto or into (someone or something).
- (transitive) To acerbate, make bitter.
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Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈvɛnəm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English envenymen, from Old French envenimer (“to poison, taint”); equivalent to en- + venom.
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