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poi·son

ˈpoiz(ə)n/

noun

noun: poison; plural noun: poisons

1. 1.

   a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed.

   synonyms:

   toxin, toxicant, venom; archaicbane "a deadly poison"

   • Chemistry

     a substance that reduces the activity of a catalyst.
   • Physics

     an additive or impurity in a nuclear reactor that slows a reaction by absorbing neutrons.
   • a person, idea, action, or situation that is considered to have a destructive or corrupting effect or influence.

     "meanwhile he is spreading his poison over the Internet"

     synonyms:

     malice, ill will, hate, malevolence, bitterness, spite, spitefulness, venom, acrimony, rancor; More bad influence, cancer, corruption, pollution "Marianne would spread her poison"

verb

verb: poison; 3rd person present: poisons; past tense: poisoned; past participle: poisoned; gerund or present participle: poisoning

1. 1.

   administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally.

   "he tried to poison his wife"

   synonyms:

   give poison to; murder "her mother poisoned her"

   • adulterate or contaminate (food or drink) with poison.

     synonyms:

     contaminate, put poison in, envenom, adulterate, spike, lace, doctor More "a blackmailer poisoning pet food" pollute, contaminate, taint, blight, spoil; literarybefoul "the Amazon is being poisoned"

   • treat (a weapon or missile) with poison in order to augment its lethal effect.
   • prove harmful or destructive to.

     "his disgust had poisoned his attitude toward everyone"

     synonyms:

     prejudice, bias, jaundice, embitter, sour, envenom, warp, corrupt, subvert "they poisoned his mind"

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