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poison

/ poison /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
anything that harms or destroys
"the poison of fascism"
Type of:
destructiveness
noun Sense 2
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
Type of:
substance matter
Kinds of:
atropine hyoscyamine toxin
Derived:
envenom
verb Sense 3
administer poison to
"She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
Type of:
drug dose
Kinds of:
intoxicate
Derived:
poisoning
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 4
add poison to
"Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
poisonous substance poisoning
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
kill with poison
"She poisoned her husband"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
poisonous substance poisoner poisoning
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
kill by its poison
"This mushrooms can kill"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
poisonous substance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 7
spoil as if by poison
"poison someone''s mind"
"poison the atmosphere in the office"
Type of:
corrupt pervert subvert
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
72%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
3
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destructiveness substance matter atropine hyoscyamine toxin drug dose intoxicate change alter modify