What does envenom mean?

Definitions for envenom
ɛnˈvɛn əmen·ven·om

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. embitter, envenom, acerbateverb

    cause to be bitter or resentful

    "These injustices embittered her even more"

  2. poison, envenomverb

    add poison to

    "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"

Wiktionary

  1. envenomverb

    To make poisonous

  2. envenomverb

    To acerbate

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Envenomverb

    Etymology: from venom.

    The treacherous instrument is in thy hand,
    Unbated and envenom’d. William Shakespeare.

    Alcides, from Oechalia, crown’d
    With conquest, felt th’ envenom’d robe, and tore,
    Through pain, up by the roots Thessalian pines. John Milton.

    Nor with envenom’d tongue to blast the same
    Of harmless men. Phillips.

    Oh, what a world is this, when what is comely
    Envenoms him that bears it! William Shakespeare, As you like it.

    With her full force she threw the pois’nous dart,
    And fix’d it deep within Amata’s heart;
    That thus envenom’d she might kindle rage,
    And sacrifice to strife her house and husband’s age. Dryden.

Wikipedia

  1. Envenom

    Envenom is the eighth album by Runemagick. It was released as a limited edition of 1,000 hand-numbered digipaks only in 2005 through Aftermath Music.

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  1. envenom

    Envenom is the act of making poisonous or noxious. This term usually refers to either the act of an animal injecting venom through a bite or sting, or to the act of adding bitterness or hostility into a situation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Envenomverb

    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

  2. Envenomverb

    to taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred; to imbue as with venom; to imbitter

  3. Etymology: [OE. envenimen, F. envenimer; pref. en- (L. in) + F. venin poison. See Venom.]

Wikidata

  1. Envenom

    Envenom is the eighth album by Runemagick. It was released as a limited edition of 1,000 hand-numbered digipaks only in 2005 through Aftermath Music.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Envenom

    en-ven′um, v.t. to put venom into: to poison: to taint with bitterness or malice. [O. Fr. envenimeren, and venim, venom.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of envenom in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of envenom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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