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List of meaning for poison

a dangerous and deadly substance

poison, toxicant, poisonous substance(noun)

any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

poison(verb)

anything that harms or destroys

"the poison of fascism"

poison(verb)

spoil as if by poison

"poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"

poison(verb)

kill with poison

"She poisoned her husband"

poison, envenom(verb)

add poison to

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

poison(verb)

kill by its poison

"This mushrooms can poison"

poison(verb)

administer poison to

"She poisoned her husband but he did not die"

containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing

the witch gave Snow White a poison apple

a substance that by chemical action can kill or injure a living thing

the only way to get rid of rats is to leave out poison

to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable

poisoning the minds of impressionable children with ethnic hatred

to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable

exhaust fumes poisoning the air

to lower in character, dignity, or quality

this party partisanship poisons the national debate we should be having about this urgent problem

to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge

malicious rumors had poisoned many church members against the new pastor

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