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ENVENOM
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they envenom ... he / she / it envenoms
Past simple: envenomed
Past participle: envenomed
-ing form: envenoming
Sense 1
Meaning:
Add poison to
Example:
Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her
Synonyms:
envenom; poison
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "envenom" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cause to be bitter or resentful
Example:
These injustices embittered her even more
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Cause:
resent (feel bitter or indignant about)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
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