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Meaning of 'poison' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Poison [ n.]
- Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the poison of pestilential diseases.
- That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as, the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.
- To put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to poison an arrow; to poison food or drink.
- To injure or kill by poison; to administer poison to.
- To taint; to corrupt; to vitiate; as, vice poisons happiness; slander poisoned his mind.
2 . Poison [ v. i.]
- To act as, or convey, a poison.

Meaning of 'poison' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . poison [ n]
Meaning (1):
- anything that harms or destroys
Example in sentence:
  • the poison of fascism
2 . poison [ v]
Meaning (2):
- add poison to
Example in sentence:
  • Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her
Meaning (3):
- spoil as if by poison
Example in sentence:
  • poison someone's mind;
  • poison the atmosphere in the office
Meaning (4):
- kill with poison
Example in sentence:
  • She poisoned her husband
Meaning (5):
- administer poison to
Example in sentence:
  • She poisoned her husband but he did not die
Meaning (6):
- kill by its poison
Example in sentence:
  • This mushrooms can poison

Nearby Words:

poi poicile poignancy poignant poignantly poikilitic poikilocyte poikilothermal poikilothermic poikilothermous

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