Definition of posion
1. poison [ n ] any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
Used in print:(Organic Gardening and Farming,...)
It is thick , much like an egg_plant 's skin , so that poison sprays , if they are used , present no hazard to the consumer .
Good taste and versatility , plus safety from spray poisons would be enough to recommend the frequent use of such a fruit , even if its nutritional values were limited .
Synonyms poison poisonous_substance Related Terms substance strychnine nicotine toxin venom brucine hyoscyamine atropine2. poison [ v ] spoil as if by poison
Examples:
"poison someone's mind"
"poison the atmosphere in the office"
(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)
Should not everyone have been awakened to_it as an outstanding fact of our time that the nations poisoned by anti-Semitism proved less fortunate in regard_to their own freedom than those whose citizens saved their Jewish compatriots from the transports ?
Synonyms poison Related Terms corrupt3. poison [ v ] add poison to
Examples:
"Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
(Wayne D. Overholser, The Killer Marshal....)
The best antidote for the bitterness and disappointment that poisoned him was hard_work .
Synonyms poison envenom Related Terms change4. poison [ v ] kill with poison
Examples:
"She poisoned her husband"
(Genevieve Holden, Deadlier Than the Male....)
`` So you 're looking_for a woman who married a man who might have lived here a year ago and might have been poisoned .
Synonyms poison Related Terms kill5. poison [ n ] anything that harms or destroys
Examples:
"the poison of fascism"
(Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)
In regard_to Eichmann , it was to be found in the Nazi outlook , which contained a principle separate from and far worse than anti-Semitism , a principle by which the poison of anti-Semitism itself was made more virulent .
Synonyms poison Related Terms destructiveness6. poison [ v ] kill by its poison
Examples: : "This mushrooms can kill"
7. poison [ v ] administer poison to
Examples:
"She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
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