First Known Use: 14th century
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empoison
verb em·poi·son \im-ˈpȯi-zən\
Definition of EMPOISON
transitive verb
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archaic : poison
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Origin of EMPOISON
Middle English empoysonen, from Anglo-French empoisener, from en- + poison poison
Related to EMPOISON
- Synonyms
- antagonize, embitter, envenom
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