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Defenition of the word poison

    • Defenition of the word poison

      • A substance which, when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed, or when applied to, injected into, or developed within the body, in relatively small amounts, may cause injury, harm, or destruction to organs, tissue, or life.
      • To administer a toxic substance.
      • anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism"
      • any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
      • administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband"
      • kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband"
      • kill by its poison: "This mushrooms can kill"
      • spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
      • add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"
      • administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
      • kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can kill"
      • spoil as if by poison; "poison someone''s mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
      • anything that harms or destroys
      • administer poison to
      • add poison to
      • kill with poison
      • kill by its poison
      • spoil as if by poison

    Synonyms for the word poison

      • envenom

    Hyponyms for the word poison

      • atropine
      • hyoscyamine
      • intoxicate
      • toxin

    Hypernyms for the word poison

      • alter
      • change
      • corrupt
      • debase
      • debauch
      • demoralise
      • demoralize
      • deprave
      • destructiveness
      • dose
      • drug
      • kill
      • matter
      • misdirect
      • modify
      • pervert
      • profane
      • substance
      • subvert
      • vitiate

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