to envenom

Examples

• All

• It is rare for a snake to envenom a human with a dry bite.

• The snake envenomed its prey quickly.

• The assassin attempted to envenom the king's chalice.

• Don't envenom the well water!

• Certain species of spiders envenom their victims to immobilize them before eating.

• The scientists discovered a way to envenom the bacteria for their research.

• Farmers are cautious not to envenom the crops during pest control.

Synonyms

P

to poison

vsto envenom

262 3.3

To give a living thing a substance that makes it very ill or die

puts a harmful substance into things without implying intent to kill

V

to venomize

vsto envenom

• Specialized

2 9.4

To inject a living thing with venom

is used to introduce any harmful substance rather than only animal secretions

T

to toxify

vsto envenom

1 8.2

To make something poisonous by adding harmful things

focuses on inserting a harmful agent directly rather than broad contamination

Antonyms

H

to heal

481 1.2

To become healthy again after an injury, illness, or emotional pain

P

to purify

30 4.6

To remove dirt and bad chemicals from water or air to make them clean

How Poisonous

to envenom

• Formal

9.8

to poison

262 3.3

to contaminate

248 4.9

to taint

126 7.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology