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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology) any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism | |
| Synonyms: | poisonous_substance | |
| Related terms: | substance strychnine nicotine toxin venom brucine hyoscyamine atropine | |
| 2. | [ verb ] spoil as if by poison | |
| Examples: | "poison someone's mind" "poison the atmosphere in the office" |
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| Related terms: | corrupt | |
| 3. | [ verb ] add poison to | |
| Synonyms: | envenom | |
| Examples: | "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her" |
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| Related terms: | change | |
| 4. | [ verb ] kill with poison | |
| Examples: | "She poisoned her husband" |
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| Related terms: | kill | |
| 5. | [ noun ] anything that harms or destroys | |
| Examples: | "the poison of fascism" |
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| Related terms: | destructiveness | |
| 6. | [ verb ] kill by its poison | |
| Examples: | : "This mushrooms can kill" |
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| Related terms: | kill | |
| 7. | [ verb ] administer poison to | |
| Examples: | "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" |
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| Related terms: | drug intoxicate poisoning | |
| Similar spelling: |
Poisson pozsony Pousson poussin pogonia possum Pisonia |
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