envenom : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: envenom	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for envenom
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
envenom v cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" Synonym(s): embitter, envenom, acerbate add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her" Synonym(s): poison, envenom
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Envenom \En*ven"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Envenomed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Envenoming}.] [OE. envenimen, F. envenimer; pref. en- (L. in) + F. venin poison. See {Venom}.] 1. 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. Alcides . . . felt the envenomed robe. --Milton. O, what a world is this, when what is comely Envenoms him that bears it! --Shak. 2. To taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred; to imbue as with venom; to imbitter. The envenomed tongue of calumny. --Smollett. On the question of slavery opinion has of late years been peculiarly envenomed. --Sir G. C. Lewis.